Mary Daniel, an amputee sachet water hawker, has bought herself a new house in the Igando area, a suburb of Lagos State.
She inaugurated the new house she built from the N25 million donation she received after The PUNCH reported her plight and efforts.
She also planned a sachet water factory in the premises where she has the new building which is still under construction.
During an interview with the medium at the ceremony, Daniels revealed that she acquired the property for 17.5 million naira, stating that she already has two tenants in the house.
For her factory, Daniels has purchased the equipment for the commencement of production.
According to her, what is left for the completion of the sachet water factory include a water tank, flooring, electrical work, and roofing.
Her story was reported by Saturday PUNCH earlier in March.
Dropping out at Junior Secondary School 3, she took to the streets in Onitsha, Anambra State, selling sachet water to cater to herself and her aged grandmother.
She was impregnated in 2018 by her fiancé who she said denied responsibility for the pregnancy, forcing her to relocate to Delta State out of shame.
Daniel continued the taxing trade in the oil-rich state even after giving birth. She relocated to Lagos in March, hawking bottled water in chaotic traffic and passing the night on the balcony of a building on Suwebatu Street, Oshodi.
PUNCH’s report generated overwhelming emotions as she received donations to the tune of N25 million.
