Aisha Yesufu and her Observations of the Arewa Community

Blessing Enenaite Leading Stories, Politics 28/01/2021

A couple of weeks ago, the Nigerian Twitter community went berserk over tweets made by Aisha Yesufu.

She is one of the conveners of ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ and was vocal during the #EndSARS protests. In the tweet, Yesufu said that the LGBTQ community can practice as far the law permits them.

This tweet irked the LGBTQ community. Their reason was that Yesufu knows that the Nigerian law does not support what they stand for.

However, the Arewa People’s Congress which comprises of northern Muslims literally dragged the activist for the statement, claiming that she condones something that is against her religion.

War of words

Aisha refused to be cowed as the Arewa community became vile with their words. They rained uncouth words on her till she replied them using the hash tag #BambiAlaMentality.

In her responses, she addressed many issues travailing the north. The beggarly mentality of some northerners holds sway in their historical background. And how northerners have moved from their regions to other parts of the country to survive through begging.

This way of life has become so common that other regions see this #BambiAlaMentality as the main source of livelihood of many northerners.

The effects of underage marriage

Yesufu also seized the opportunity to call out the practise of men in the north lusting after female children. In order to legalize their lust, they make the relationship ‘legal’ by marrying them.

Meanwhile, the health challenges young female children face due to early sex and child birth have been a recurring point of heated debates for many years.

Insecurity in the north

The effect of Boko Haram insurgency has damaged many thriving areas in the north. Certain areas are now marked as Boko Haram territories, and these terrorists are holding the north to ransom.

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Sadly, there are unending reports of kidnapping in Kaduna State in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests. The state governor and other relevant authorities are aware of this menace. Regrettably, it seems that insecurity will be a topic for discussion in the state for a long time.

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Aisha Yesufu is no coward and she is also very thorough. She speaks the truth as she sees it. Only she knows the message she intends to portray by her tweet about the LGBTQ community.

She also makes very valid points about issues that run deep and which the north should focus on. Let us tackle these issues and we have the beginnings of a sane nation.

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