Kafayat Adeleke, the mother of a deformed street hawker, Sultan Adeleke, popularly known as Eniola, has narrated the reasons her child transformed himself into a lady.
Eniola’s deformity, according to his 40-year-old mother, was caused by childbirth and has surprised those who have questioned his physical qualities.
Eniola was recently assisted by a sketch maker and comedian, Chukwuebuka Emmanuel, also known as Brain Jotter in Lagos State, while driving along the motorway and ran across a street hawker who claimed to be a make-up artist in addition to peddling bottled water on Lagos roads.
Brain Jotter chided individuals who beg online despite not being physically challenged, saying he was pleased by her determination to succeed despite her limitations and handed her N400,000 while encouraging Nigerians to support her make-over business.
The video went viral on Tuesday, with artist David Adeleke, nicknamed Davido, tagging Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s handle in order to assist the ‘girl’ because she is from Osun.
That action sparked controversy, with netizens claiming that the self-proclaimed ‘female hawker’ is actually a boy who has been disguising himself as a girl in order to appeal to the people for assistance.
Adeleke stated in an interview with a social media enthusiast, Mr LilGaga, on Thursday that her son has been disguised like that in Osogbo since 2018, and that when he was stopped on several occasions, he fled away from home and resumed the act.
She said, “Sultan was never born a female; he was born with a deformity, and this was one of the reasons why I even like him.
Fielding questions on the claim that his son ran away from Osogbo because she wanted to use him for ritual purposes, Adeleke said, “You can come to Osogbo to confirm; he’s the favourite among my children.”
