Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by / Amaka Okoye
00:19 Voice of Daniel, DJ
00:45 Daniel / DJ
02:00 Daniel / DJ

Script:

This is bogobiri - an area in Calabar, home to hundreds of children. 

Many of them were chased away by their families.  

I met Daniel, who spent about six years of his life here. 

This is where he went when he needed shelter. 

+++ DANIEL AND I WALK-TALK HERE (with subtitles) +++
"We used that gutter when it was too hot, or when we were running from the police, or taskforce, called Operation Skolombo. That gutter was safe and we were able to cook inside."

He was abused by his father and was forced to leave his home. 

+++ Daniel +++
"My dad was actually maltreating me by using machete on me. He wanted to cut my ear with the machete. So at some point I was able to use my hands to block it."

The street turned into his refuge, but life didn't get easier.

+++ Daniel +++
"It is tough in there. They will slap you. They will hit you. They will stab you."

Against all odds, Daniel never gave up on his big dreams and continued to go to school. 

And when he met Street Priests, he was finally able to move off the street.

They helped him to build a different life. 

And that allowed him to pursue his dream and become one of Calabar’s most electrifying Djs.

+++ DANIEL INSIDE WHILE PERFORMIMG +++
"It feels like a dream now, six years ago, I was on the street. But now I'm on deck now. God is good."

Daniel often returns to the street, hoping to act as a role model for those who remain.

+++ DANIEL +++
"I want to inspire them that each and every one of them can also leave the streets just as I did." 

+++ DANIEL +++
"I just want to let them know that everything is possible." 

One of these kids told me off camera that he believes Daniel. 

Like him, he wants to leave the street and become an engineer.   

+++ DANIEL +++
"I want to let them know that this is not your place. This is not your house. It's not your home. You can actually leave the streets and become something better." 

END