Inside story of Gombe varsity student who survives on liquids for 21 years
Naija News • Feb 22
At 21, Sammy Samaila has never eaten solid food, yet he walks to class every day, studies sociology, and quietly navigates university life with determination.
While other students grab rice, bread and other snacks between lectures, Samaila, a 400-level Sociology student at Gombe State University, survives entirely on liquids, sometimes carried in a flask to lectures.
In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Samaila said that since childhood, he has survived entirely on pap, tomato brown made from millet, groundnuts and soya beans, juices and other drinks.
Born in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, Mr Samaila recalled that at age four, the mere attempt to chew triggered nausea, which led his parents to take him for medical examination.
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