Painful lives of Jalingo street kids

Thirteen-year-old Ismaee Muhammad is a classic example of the growing number of street kids, swamping the streets of Jalingo, Taraba State capital, in the recent times.

He survives in the street, day in and out, collecting, selling scraps and other related items to different buyers. He also comes handy in discharging any other domestic assignment as long as it pays.

Very often, he goes for days without a normal meal and endures nights without a decent shelter, sleeping whenever and wherever he meets darkness and nightfall. When the sun shines in the day, it is certain to cast its temper on him, the same for the rain, which beats and wets him when it falls.

He told Daily Sun he is already accustomed to living a rugged life and is no longer deterred by the storm. He…