Bamidele, Do You Know Me? Mother Bursts Into Tears As She Sees Son Who Went Missing 4 Years Ago
- A young man who became mentally challenged and got lost as a Level 400 student has reunited with his family
- When an NGO, South-Westshire Health Trust, saw him on the street, they took care of him until he recalled his home and family
- During his first meeting with his mother in years, he could not talk as his mom kept calling him amid tears
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A very emotional video shared by Linda Ikeji has shown a young Nigerian who went missing four years ago.
He was a Level 400 student at Olabisi Onabajo University studying Mass Communication when the incident happened. When he was seen, he was already mentally deranged, looking tattered and unkempt.
Source: Instagram
He gained his memory back
An organisation, South-Westshire Health Trust, rescued and treated him before they were able to link his family.
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Before that, the medical organisation took care of him for about a year before the young man revealed that he knows where he came from.
His treatment is free
Before releasing the son to his emotional mother, South-Westshire Health Trust said she does not need to pay anything for the care. The head of the NGO only said they hope the woman can continue attending to his medical needs.
When the son walked in, the mother burst into tears as she kept calling his name, asking the boy if he still knows her.
Watch the video below:
As at the time of writing this report, the video has stirred more than 300 comments with more than 3,000 likes.
Below are some of the reactions:
kurubohmichael said:
"God is great and I thank those people that rescued him."
taiwobola30 said:
"My heart bleeds couldn’t control my tears, Lord please help this family."
iamjesspink said:
"Anyhow wey pikin be, mothers will always be mothers."
officialviviandavids said:
"I cried watching this, what mothers go through."
koshstephen said:
"It is well with you Mama. God will wipe your tears away and give your son a brand new beginning of life/joy."
Man reunited with mother
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a man, Li Jingwei, who was kidnapped and sold when he was four years old in 1989 saw his family again more than 30 years later.
Aljazeera revealed that the Chinese man was sold to a family in Henan province. While speaking with the media, Jingwei said he could not remember anything, including the names of his parents and where he came from.
The man said that when he was abducted, he only remembered what his parents looked like and the landscape that leads to his home.
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