14 year old Funmilayo lives in an orphanage. While returning from an errand she saw a group of people gathered around a deep ditch, wherein laid a strange looking baby with congenital anomaly. 

Moving closer to the scene as she overheard the gathering cursed bitterly on whoever threw the strange looking baby into the ditch. The helpless baby cried passionately but none offered to help because of the baby’s condition. Meanwhile, Funmilayo was moved with compassion and quickly picked up the child along to the Orphanage where she resides.
Mrs.Bello Lucy, the matron of the orphanage readily declined to accept such a baby into the orphanage, claiming he can’t be allowed in the midst of the other children in the Home because of his look. Despite all the discouragement Funmi was able to prevail on the matron, who eventually allowed the baby provided Funmi would be responsible for his upkeep. She named him Zacheus.