Although Treasure Ezeoma graduated from Abia State University in 2023, where she studied accounting, she couldn’t complete her school clearance immediately after because she was skint. So she took up a part-time job at Rin Trust Limited, an oil and gas company in the city of Lagos, to raise funds for the clearance as well as prepare for her youth service later in the year.
Working as a salesperson in the company, Ezeoma took note of a generous male client. He doled out cash to the staff each time he visited the company. Ezeoma was touched by his regular acts of kindness, which was uncommon among the company’s clientele.
The customer, who was known as Nwa Nissa Rogue, soon took notice of Ezeoma and learned about her university studies and her delayed graduation from university.
“Along the line, he was so good to people based on the testimony. There is no day he comes to purchase things in our company, and he will not show kindness, especially to me. Because whenever he comes, he always purchases more goods. He had to leave other companies and come to us. He referred us to others to come and purchase things. All these were geared towards extending kindness to me,“ she said, casting her mind back.
Nwa became interested in Ezeoma and was curious about her education. Painfully shy, Ezeoma remained coy about her personal life–she couldn’t trust a stranger with information about her background. Yet Nwa was insistent. Her impression of him changed with more interest he showed in her education and delayed NYSC mobilization. He seemed willing to help.
“As time went on, he discovered I was a graduate and had not done my clearance, he started enquiring, ‘You are a graduate; why not go for your clearance?’ He was so strong and showed interest, as if he were my father. I told him I would do so. He asked me how much my clearance cost. How much are you adding to it? What is the challenge and so forth?”
When Ezeoma eventually disclosed her challenges to him, Nwa promptly requested her account details and transferred some money that left her dumbfounded.
“He sent me a huge amount of money for the clearance and I was like wow! Is this real? The kind gesture was so big. As that was not enough, he was so disturbed even more than my father on the progress I was making,” she said.
Beaming with affection at the memory, Ezeoma said she could hardly forget the enormous acts of kindness from someone unrelated.
Ezeoma’s delight is reminiscent of Noble Abatu, whose hope was rekindled when a Good Samaritan showed up right in the middle of nowhere.
Nwa’s solicitude didn’t end there, as Ezeoma added.
“He went further to ask if I had registered for the National Youth Service Corps or NYSC and what was the challenge. He kept following me up until I registered by God’s grace. He insisted that when I’m done I should let him know so he can take it up from there to my desired state of service.”
Seven months into her youth service, Ezeoma continually receives calls from her long-time client.
“He was so gracious and kind to me. Even when I was leaving for service, he still kept track of me, and even now he still gets in touch with me. This and much goodwill I have received, sometimes I would say, oh, my God. That of this man is unforgettable because he has contributed immensely to my life story.”
As a serving corps member, she said been the recipient of many acts of kindness from good-spirited individuals who often refer to corps members as “government children.”
