Mary Daniel smooth ride to the club of millionaires was abruptly brought to a halt by Lagos state government.
The Oshodi amputee hawker who had claimed that she lost a leg in an accident that killed all passengers, including her parents when she was a teenager, have recieved donations from Nigerians running into N25 million.
All these have come to nought as her claims wete discovered to be false, afterall.
Daniel, in an interview, had claimed she was an orphan with a baby and an aged grandmother to fend for.
She narrated how life dealt her several blows and she had to drop out of school and hit the streets to make ends meet.
Her story was so touching that Nigerians in all works of life started donating money through her bank account which add up public about N25m.
This prompted the state government to immediately shelter her to prevent criminals from taking advantage of her sudden fortune.
Just few days ago, a celebrity birthday party was held in her honour featuring many cakes, fanfare, photoshoots, among others.
All was going well for the young lady until the state government discovered on Thursday her father was alive.
It was also detected she was amputated from birth.
It was gathered Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu immediately handed her over to officials of the social welfare for investigation following revelations her case was staged.
Daniel, it was gathered, was receiving strange calls from those who staged her story with threats to reveal the truth unless she gave them their share of the money.
It was learnt Sanwo-Olu handed her over to officials of welfare in the presence of the police and some Kogi leaders, who attested her father was alive.
Embargo has also been placed on the account to prevent her or her accomplice from accesing the millions in the account.
