“I changed my name to Hafsat” – UK-based Nigerian woman narrates how she narrowly escaped bandit attack in Kano

A UK-based Nigerian woman has recounted a terrifying childhood experience in 2004 that almost cost her life in Kano state.

Taking to her X (formerly Twitter), she recalls witnessing a brutal bandit attack in which an innocent mother frying akara was murdered along with her baby right before her eyes—a memory that continues to haunt her.

According to her, the only reason she survived was because she spoke Hausa and appeared to be a northerner.

“The only reason I was spared was because I spoke Hausa and looked like a northerner. My late best friend said my name was Hafsat and that’s how I was left alive to pass.”

During her service year in Jos, she witnessed even more killings, further shaping her perception of insecurity in Nigeria.

Today, she expresses deep concern for her country, saying Nigeria feels like it is sinking, and it terrifies her to see people who should be advocating for better governance claim that there is no genocide in the country.

Her story has sparked widespread reactions online, highlighting the personal cost of insecurity and the urgent need for advocacy, justice, and improved governance to protect innocent lives.

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