An autopsy of the silent son, by Stephanie Shaakaa

The article portrays the reality of boys working in Lagos markets like Ladipo and Oshodi, carrying engine parts, hawking water, and breathing generator fumes. The author criticizes the normalization of child labor under the guise of apprenticeship or hustle, highlighting that these boys are turned into fortresses of survival before they are allowed to be children. She denounces the softened language that masks exploitation and the loss of innocence.