Is peckam in london a slum?

The BBC documentary was definitely not your plan of escape. What were your plans and how would you have executed it?
Music. That was my only weapon against poverty, the only thing I could do to escape. All my plans were woven around music and I wanted so much to enter the studio, release an album, and promote my music. I planned to meet the right people in the industry who could support me. At all that, I never lost sight of the fact that God was in control. I always prayed for God's blessings to see me through. Now I know He has answered my prayers.

Even on the refuse dumps where you were spotted, you always smiled. Why?
So it was that obvious? Yes. I smiled then to keep my mind off my situation. I still smile though. Funny enough, I smile a lot now because I'm on the path to achieving my dreams, thanks to the documentary and the people that made it possible for me to travel abroad.

Did you make friends in the slum?
Yes.

Among them, whose story was more pathetic?
I can't tell of any because I only knew what I was going through then, but I knew some of them had stories to tell. I just didn't bother anybody because we all had different reasons for being there.

Can you go back there if you can positively affect the life of, at least, one person?
Yes, but not one person. I hope to affect the lives of those who have positive things to offer to the society.

You were once in the slum. Do you think there's a way out for unfortunate slum dwellers?
There are ways, but the government should allow these people to work until something meaningful can be done to help them. I know it's not easy, especially in a society like ours that places much emphasis on degrees, but fact is that they are humans too. They have to survive because they are family men and women. Ironically,there is money in the dumps. I advice anyone who is in between jobs to go into the business of gathering metal scraps from the dumps.

Lagos State government denied the BBC documentary, saying there were no slums in the state. Do you believe that?
I know I live in Ajengunle where, during the rainy season, residents run around for cover, looking for where to sleep once their houses are flooded. The same thing happens where I live in Ajegunle. I may not know the appropriate definition of a slum, but I know our rooms are always up in floods whenever it rains, even the slightest.

Did your hosts take you to slums in England?
Yes. I wouldn't have believed there were slums in London if I wasn't taken there.

Where did they take you?
Peckam.

Nigerians live there mostly
Well, I saw British and non-Brits there, so, slum is not peculiar to Lagos. I was also taken to Manchester and London.

Have you been signed on by any label in England?
About to.