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The Short Story of My Life: Story of Hanifa Abubakar

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   I am  Hanifa Abubakar, a five year old Nigerian Girl Child. I attended Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School in Kwana Kano. I was a happy, beautiful and endearing child. One day, on my way back from Islamic school, my school proprietor by name Abdulmalik Tanko, of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School in Kwana lured me into a tricycle with two other men. They abducted me and requested for a ransom from my parents. The 1st batch of money was paid and the second was to be sent to them. Mr. Abdulmalik had taken me to hide me with his wife but she rejected me. He again proceeded to take me to Tudunwada a place where he operated a private school. I knew who he was and he realised that I would expose him in the future. He bought rat poison worth NGN100, mixed it in tea and gave me to drink. I struggled in terrible stomach pain and there I gave up to mother earth. Neither was my Dad nor Mum there to pro tect me from the vicious hands of this murderer.  Abdulmalik watched...

The journey of Nostalgia!

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  So I went across the waters of Bakassi with Faco Ship, boarding a 1st class ticket and alighted at the shores of Limbe. Spent nights at Mountain Hotel, close to the mountain foot of Buea Mountain, Southwest Province of Cameroon. Where home called out to its bloodline. I miss my people!