I'm afraid that this is a true image of Nigeria, and even of the Africa for that matter, where human life has very little value... I've seen people dying on the sidewalk in front of the hospital, probably because they don't have enough money for the treatment. Elementary and basic education here is not mandatory for anyone. Schools are expensive and many Nigerian families can't even afford them. Kids end up illiterate and are being forced to work for 1-2-3 dollars per day... Corruption here goes to the highest extremes affecting absolutely all areas of society from traffic policeman to the highest ranking government officials. Nigerians all know it. Most of them don't want to stop being exploited - they want to be the one exploiting others... It might take several generations to change how things work in this part of the world... After almost 3 years that I've spent in Nigeria, these are my honest observations. Nigerians are, at least most of them, good and kind people.

Suddenly I remember Kanye West asking money for his selfish life, SHAME

What kind of monster could do these things to children!!! he is such an angel thank God for people like Anja . what a strong beautiful amazing little soul Hope is !!!

the last picture tho'...that smile =3

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Truly a miracle that he survived so long. Many blessings for a long and happy life for him and the the sweet souls you save.

When I read the part that he's wandering the street for 8mths, that breaks my heart...

Thank you for helping people in need. I cant find words. It made me sad to see what his parents did and happy to see that he finally got someone who takes care. <3

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Absolutely heartbreaking! I saw the first picture on FB a few days ago and it broke my heart! Thank you for saving him Anja, you are an angel, he is beautiful! How on earth can any parent think that their child is a witch?! These people live in the Middle Ages and need educating! It's awful! Thank you for saving him and thank you for posting pictures of him doing so well! He has a beautiful smile, and he is a true survivor! It beaks my heart to think that he was on the street for 8 months and he is only 2 years old! Bless him and bless you Anja! Xoxox

Reminds me of a movie I just watched based on the life story of Christina Noble who went to Vietnam and helped the street children.

God bless you... Ms LOVEN

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Nigeria is getting sicker than any other nation

Ohh my heart!!! How could a little angel like that be abandoned???i want to kill the ignorant parent!

wow! this just mad me cry

This is part of Government's corruption and transnational abuses. In Nigeria like other countries there is a civil war for example for the gold or other precious metals. We have to unit each other and stop that.

Nigeria is blessed with natural resources, and a country filled with God promises like Israel, but the so call "independent" was vise verser

that lady deserves a medal , what a top notch human

A society who is not taking care of here people, here kids, here future, has no future. Only animals and not even all of them can ignore someones else baby. This tells a lot of the actual state of that society, a society whitout future, without merci, without any kind of empathy to their own kind. Is unimaginable that something like this is even possible in 21 century.

People in Western countries think they have it so bad. I wish there was some cosmic justice.

Thinking a two year old is a witch? Abandoning a toddler, throwing it into the street? I have no words.

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How terribly sad! I can't imagine abandoning your child for fear of something so ridiculous. I'm so happy he was rescued and I hope he finds a loving forever home <3

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Oh the dear little man, he's such a precious little one. Superstition is such a dreadful thing, it turned his parents into child abusing monsters.

This just made me cry how can you be so cruel to a child

I Love articles like this. I am lost for words and totally gives me faith back in humanity

Africans are still 500 years behind civilization, such evil is beyond any human capabilities. Nigeria is known for its many strange believes and this here highlights the level of its consciousness as a country towards human rights.

Thank you dinnödhjaelp.dk for making a difference in this boys life!

Did he say thanks?

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What ignorance of these people. Incomprehensible!!!

Incredible that now in 2016 this still exists. Ignorant stupid people! Send people to educate them!

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Oh my goodness. Gotta make sure white woman is featured prominently in these photos. This is called aid tourism where lots of well to do white people with some misguided and grandiose sense of altruism try to find starving children and use them as props for their social media kudos. Believe it or not there are non-white people out there in the world helping starving kids too. They just don't make a great big deal out of it all.

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No food or sustainable water over there but, they sure can f**k!