Surviving the Fight

Adeyinka Popoola, a Nigerian man, saved his life by playing dead in the fight for life

Adeyinka Popoola was close to death when he was found lying in the streets of Nigeria during one of his many escape attempts. His home had been burned down and people had set his clothes on fire. He barely escaped with his life Adeyinka had escaped the bullets because the soldiers assumed that he was dead already. Thousands of people have already died trying to escape and live just like him. Adeyinka keeps in touch with the people still trapped in Nigeria through phone calls and text messages. Adeyinka is doing his best to raise awareness of the genocide of his people.  Here is his story.