What hurt most was being far away from my family, not knowing if they were alive or dead.Continue reading I WAS RAPED. I THOUGHT MY LIFE HAD ENDED.
PEOPLE CALLED ME ‘BOKO HARAM DAUGHTER’
People whispered about me. Some mothers warned their children not to come near me. In their eyes, I was no longer just Amina.Continue reading PEOPLE CALLED ME ‘BOKO HARAM DAUGHTER’
WE SURVIVED ON LEAVES AND GRASSES
Boko Haram attacked Maiduguri communities, which led to the closure of some schools, including mine.Continue reading WE SURVIVED ON LEAVES AND GRASSES
WOMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT
I was flogged and punished several times because I was out looking for what my father and I would eat. Continue reading WOMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT
WE WATCHED AS THEY EXECUTED PEOPLE
I saw many girls being forced into marriages, and some were even sold as slaves. Continue reading WE WATCHED AS THEY EXECUTED PEOPLE
TOURISTS HERE PREFER GHANA TO NIGERIA
I was in Nigeria in 1983 when Nigeria was good.Continue reading TOURISTS HERE PREFER GHANA TO NIGERIA
NIGERIAN TEACHERS ARE LEAVING FOR OMAN
Does the government know whether you exist here in Nigeria?Continue reading NIGERIAN TEACHERS ARE LEAVING FOR OMAN
CARRY-OVER GAVE ME SENSE
After God, reading is the second thing you have to do to be successful in life.Continue reading CARRY-OVER GAVE ME SENSE
MOST ARTISTS ARE GOING THROUGH THINGS
The idea of a salary is not in my calendar anymore.Continue reading MOST ARTISTS ARE GOING THROUGH THINGS
THE DEAD IS NOT THE TARGET OF GRIEF
The sun was just cracking out of the dawn’s clouds when it suddenly went dim on Seyyīd, my nephew.Continue reading THE DEAD IS NOT THE TARGET OF GRIEF