Acid Survivor, Obanye Frances Chizoba, is all set to start her one-year mandatory national youth service, NYSC, and her story is one of determination, strength, and a strong belief that she was just as good as everyone else despite her scars.
Frances, who now has a degree in biochemistry from Anambra State University, has been living as a burn survivor since the age of 9.
According to her, the worst event of her life occurred after her uncle’s wife threw acid on her and ran away. The acid was meant for her brother, but Frances, who was in the way at the time, got injured instead.
Living her life looking different from others was a challenge she learned to live with, especially the saddening fact that children ran away when they saw her, and even those who knew her before the incident refused to come near her.
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Frances credits her courage to face life as normal as possible to her mother, whom she says encourages her no matter what she wants to do.
She also said she never felt depressed by her condition because she accepted it as something she could not change, even though she hopes to raise enough money to have plastic surgery done.