Physical disability proved no barrier for this teacher in Nigeria who keeps on inspiring younger generations.<br /><br />Showunmi Michael Thompson was only two-years-old when he started to suffer from Acute Flaccid Paralysis, a condition that affects the mobility of his legs. <br /><br />He graduated with an upper second class honours degree in Chemical Engineering and currently works as a secondary school teacher with the "aim of helping kids achieve their goals in life."<br /><br />Footage shows Thompson standing on crutches as he writes on a blackboard in front of children at D’OMEGA secondary school in Alakuko, Lagos on May 6.<br /><br />Thompson told Newsflare: ''I walk with the aid of crutches but that will not stop my dreams of impacting lives and imparting knowledge into people throughout the world.<br /><br />''My mother has been my source of strength. She sent me to university with the money she made from grinding pepper and borrowing money from one place and the other.<br /><br />''The toughness I have today is due to her training. I owe her a lot.''
