The global sympathy that earned the amputee sachet water hawker, Mary Daniels, a lot of cash donations, seems to have waned after discrepancies were discovered in her story that once earned pity from Nigerians due to her situation.
It was said that, most of the stories she told were false, and she used it to whip up sentiments.
The 26 year-old Daniels’ viral story on social media had elicited sympathy and concern from Nigerians, but a new development came to light when some of the people Daniels had a deal with, started calling repeatedly, demanding for their own share of the donations she received from the public or else they would expose her.
It was also discovered that Daniel claimed she was an orphan and that the parents died during an accident were untrue, while her situations in Oshodi were allegedly staged.
The source narrated that during interrogations, it was discovered that the amputee’s father was still alive contrary to Daniel’s initial claim that she lost both parents during an accident several years back.
Also after several hours of investigation into her story, it was discovered that the sachet water hawker’s mother truly died but was not through an auto crash as earlier narrated by Daniel after arriving Oshodi where she was discovered.
Upon to the discovery, it was gathered that the Lagos State governor has directed the Office of Special Adviser on Civic Engagement to Lagos State Governor had been directed by the governor to handle the case and investigate it fully.
Subsequently, Daniels was handed over to the traditional leader and other agencies on Wednesday with about N25 million in her private account.
The actions of the state government became necessary after investigations revealed that the amputee was not telling a true story about herself and the life she had been living before helps from the public and government intervention came her way.
