"Live by Choice not by Chance".

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She Hid Her 12-Year-Old Daughter in a Ditch for Nine Months to Save Her From Boko Haram In August 2014, Zainabu Hamayaji made a decision that would keep her daughter alive but force the young girl to spend nine months hidden underground. Hassana was only 12 years old. Her mother feared that Boko Haram fighters would abduct her and force her to become a child bride. To protect her, Zainabu hid her in a deep ditch behind their home in Madagali, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Then, she did something that made the plan even more extraordinary. She pretended to be mentally ill so the insurgents would leave her family alone. When Boko Haram invaded Madagali, families faced a terrifying choice. People who tried to escape were being killed, and Zainabu witnessed the violence firsthand. Her husband was among those killed. She was left trying to protect her children in a town controlled by the same fighters she feared would take her eldest daughter away. Zainabu had heard that the insurgents were looking for young girls to marry. When they learned she had a daughter of marriageable age, they came to her home. She denied having such a daughter, but they did not believe her. They beat her repeatedly. Her shoulder was dislocated, and she lost a tooth during the attacks. Zainabu realised that simply denying Hassana's existence would not be enough. She needed to make the fighters believe there was something about her family that made it dangerous to interfere with them. So she began acting as though she had lost her sanity. She loosened her hair, stripped off her clothes and wandered around the community. She rolled in rubbish and smeared herself with urine and faeces. The woman who had once lived an ordinary life was deliberately making herself an object of avoidance. The insurgents returned repeatedly to check whether her behaviour was genuine. Each time, Zainabu continued the act. Her younger children helped her maintain the deception. When the fighters questioned them about their mother's behaviour, they insisted that she had been mentally unwell for a long time and had previously visited a psychiatric hospital. The children were frightened, but they played their part. Eventually, the insurgents began to believe the story. According to Zainabu's account, they feared that harming a mentally ill woman or taking her child could bring a curse upon them. They even left a warning on the family's house telling other fighters not to attack them. But while Zainabu was trying to convince the insurgents that she was mentally unstable, Hassana was facing a different kind of ordeal. She was living inside a ditch. Her mother had prepared the hiding place with supplies, including food, water and matches. Hassana had to cook and manage her basic needs in the confined space. She also had to find a way to dispose of her waste. For nine months, the ditch became her hiding place. She could not simply walk outside whenever she wanted. Her safety depended on remaining hidden while her mother continued the deception above ground. It was an extraordinary burden for a child who should have been able to live without fear of being abducted and forced into marriage. Zainabu kept up the act, despite the beatings and the physical injuries she had suffered. Then, in March 2015, Nigerian soldiers recaptured Madagali from Boko Haram. When the soldiers encountered Zainabu, they were suspicious. They wanted to know how she had survived in the occupied town and questioned whether she had been married to a Boko Haram fighter. She denied it and explained what she had done to protect her children. The soldiers did not immediately believe her. So she took them to the hiding place. When they opened the ditch, Hassana was there. After nine months underground, the 12-year-old girl was finally brought out of hiding. The soldiers took the family to a camp for displaced people in Gwoza, where Zainabu later told her story to journalists.

See what Nigerians like Zainabu face. Then you will let fools like Omolew and Elewa tell you BS about not paying enough tax. Again I'd beat those niggas to stupor if they stand in my front and mouth that nonsense.

You people lie a lot on this app The Unmarried Men in Nigeria that have drivers are not up to 200 And Walahi you girls on Twitter have access to None

Halloween Party tomorrow at work, make I dress like Tinubu go there. Proper horror kini

The amount of women getting invested in Politics is another reason to kick out APC fr.

I will not join the campaign of despair. No, the APC hasn’t won. They cannot win. Power resides where we believe it does, and I still believe it lies with the people.

On the bright side, I respect babes that announce they are selling it than those who try to sneak the billing in.

Bayelsa and Edo for Tinubu?? 😂😂😂😂

As a rule of thumb avoid men that’s always position as allies They are the worst of men

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I remember one time i dey complain to therapist about girl. The Therapist tell me say na similar thing he dey go through right now with him own girlfriend

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A democracy that caters exclusively to the lowest common denominator in society is a government of monkeys, by monkeys, and for monkeys. God forbid you're a human in this government.

People are using 90k to fill Toyota Camry and everywhere calm. Omo

neutral intellectuals unbothered about the dodgy inec data, gee i wonder why

The problem with social media debates is that people are often more interested in scoring points than understanding the argument. Is pregnancy literally a death sentence? No. But when maternal mortality is a serious crisis in Nigeria, acting as though the statement has no basis in reality is equally disingenuous. You can disagree with the framing and still acknowledge the facts. Nuance isn’t surrendering an argument, and not every issue needs to be reduced to men versus women. I think the OG tweet about pregnancy being a death sentence was obviously made in bad faith but we can’t ignore the realities on ground just because a stupid person made a statement.

Una no dey ask men????

apc, you need my vote and you put me inside heat like this? ipade di jan 16, 2027.

Today, while speaking to some party officials, I made reference to the inauguration of our National Campaign Council and reiterated my full support for Mr. Ibrahim Abdulkarim as Director-General of the NDC National Campaign Council. He is young and may not have held political office in Nigeria before. In fact, that is precisely why he has been given this appointment. We must create opportunities for young Nigerians to learn, serve, demonstrate their capacity and grow into leadership, and Nigerian youths CAN. The NDC is a youth and women-friendly party and a party of the common people. We are building a coalition of ordinary Nigerians to stand together against oppression and work towards a better future for our country. I have directed all NDC state chairmen and party officials to give the Director-General and all members of the Campaign Council maximum support. All candidates must equally receive the full support of party members, stakeholders, support groups and NGOs in mobilisation, election preparations, canvassing for votes and protecting the votes cast by Nigerians. Nigerian youths and women must take ownership of the NDC and its mission, actively participate in its growth and lead the collective effort to build a better Nigeria. We are aware of the interest expressed by party members, leaders and stakeholders in serving on the National Campaign Council. So far, we have inaugurated only its top leadership. The committees, directorates and coordinating teams at the state, local government and ward levels are being compiled to ensure broad participation in our grassroots mobilisation and campaign activities. Together, let us build a people-driven party that gives every Nigerian, especially our youths and women, a stake in the future of our country. NDC all the way! ~HSD