A tricycle rider winning hearts in Nigeria
12 September 2022 |
7:28 am
Michael Akoma says he is proof that a person who is living without a limb can be productive. After a serious road accident in which he lost his left hand, Akoma returned to work as a commercial tricycle rider.
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