19/12/2025
I was opportuned to work in a place where I stayed with Hausa people for 5 days, and honestly, I must say this: we are all the same.
I do industrial cleaning and got a contract to clean a duplex. The people looking after the house are of Hausa origin. One of the guys was sharing his experience and said that when he first came to Igbo land last December, especially on the 24th and 31st nights, he was terrified.
You know how we celebrate Christmas and New Year knockouts, rockets, loud bangs that sound like gunshots.
He said when he heard those sounds, he was scared to his bone marrow đ„ș. He said he almost ran away that night.
I asked him why.
He told me heâs from Maiduguri, and where he comes from, anytime you hear gunshots that are not from the military, it usually means Boko Haram has come to operate. So for them, that sound doesnât mean celebration it means danger, fear, and possible death.
He said many indigenes have relocated, and those who canât afford to leave are forced to live every day in fear of the unknown.
That conversation broke my heart.
If only we understand that we are all human. The Hausa people are not exempt from this pain. They are also victims. This insecurity has no tribe, no religion it is affecting all of us.
Itâs only God that can truly help us.
We are all suffering from this kidnapping and insecurity, none of us is left out. So instead of discrimination and hate, letâs come together. Unity is not a choice anymore, itâs a necessity.
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