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Update on Chima,'s case,

On the 6th day of July, 2016. Our Student Clinicians left for the scheduled visit to the Nigerian Prisons Umuahia with Chima's relatives, unfortunately, only one of them agreed to turn up: one of his step brothers, so we went in, upon sighting his step brother, Chima was all smiles, but the brother failed to recognise the little boy at first. Until we told him he was Chima.
This was quite shocking but we later came to understand that no one enters Nigerian Prisons and comes out anything close to how he went there. This was the story of the little boy.
Amidst several intercession by the Prison Warders and other concerned prisoners who pleaded with Chima's step brother to invest in the little boy's industry rather than abandon him, one of the prisoners said  "chairman, make i tell u something, for here, na me dey take care of Chima, Chima na d only confirm barber wey we get for here, em dey make shoe, work electronics, d boy strong well well, the only reason why the boy still dey here na say me never comot, if i comot frm ds place i dey come cari ds boy go" (sic).
Although this was exactly not how we want Chima's story to end, going home with another prisoner, but it helped put home our point to the brother on why he needs to see the change and potential in the young lad, and perfect his bail bond rather than abandon him and term him a government property.
He finally agreed to act as surety, on the condition that Chima stays somewhere else  for 2 to 3 months of his release from detention so they can monitor his change sequence and that he can equally try to convince other family members on allowing the little boy back home.

We promised to come up with something and assured him of our interest in Chima's wellbeing. He asked when next we would visit the prison again, we promised to get back to him.

We are still working on the little boys profile, we see a lot of possibilities for this young lad, going forward, and we, at Absulawclinic, wish to be part of his process.

It's our duty to the Community.

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