69-Year-Old Naija Biker Jam 40 Countries In 99 Days To Help Pikin Mental Health

For one heavy show of power and strong mind, 69-year-old Naija adventurer, Ibi Sofekun wey dem dey call Firekiss, don complete him “Ride for the Boy Child” waka, as e cruise 40 countries inside 99 days with him power bike across Europe and Africa. Di journey start from Dublin, Ireland on June 28, 2025, and end for Lagos on Sunday, October 5, 2025, as e ride enter town to hero welcome. Di mission na to shine light on mental wahala wey young boys dey face, carry message say “E dey okay to no dey okay.” Firekiss journey na part of Project HELP (Help Educate the Less Privileged), wey wan push talk about better support for boys, to help dem grow with sense, confidence and emotional balance.

As e land for J. Randle Centre for Yoruba, Onikan, Lagos, Firekiss yarn say for Rabat, Morocco, ambassador tell am say for 2024 alone, dem fish out 10,430 dead bodies from Mediterranean Sea, young Africans wey dey try enter Europe. E say na mental problem dey push boys believe say better life no dey Africa. E talk say most wahala for world, gun, knife, cult, and violence, na men dey cause am, and e dey ask wetin kind boys dey grow into men wey dey do all these things. Project HELP mean “H” – Give boys hope, “E” – Encourage dem, “L” – Leaders must show example, “P” – Provide purpose. Uchechi Deborah Uchenna, wey follow document di journey, say no be just travel, na fight to give boy pikin voice. She beg Nigerians make dem join di movement say, “Make we allow our boys feel, talk and heal, because when dem rise, all of us go rise.”