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Zainabu Hamayaji

October 16, 2017 in Modern Worthies

Zainabu Hamayaji

The Mother Who Pretended to Be Crazy to Save Her Children

In order to save her kids from Boko Hara, she went to extraordinary lengths: including stripping naked and pretending to be crazy.

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