The abandoned son of Babatunde Grillo and Tawa Ajilore. He grew up learning how to fend for himself. Soon, he got tangled with the streets and took to petty theft. He was soon caught and sent to prison. While in prison, awaiting trial for several years, Banji joined a deadly gang of boys to survive.

Malik’s biggest fear is that his dirty past would catch up with him and he would be found out. When he realizes just how cutthroat Efe is, this fear is increased. Malik hopes to secure his future by getting what he can and dipping. He hopes they will get the pot of gold at the end of this treacherous rainbow. Malik’s dream is to have a perfect future.