Women, for the flag bearers of the old North, were not to be seen or heard. The hostility and ostracism was great in the old Sokoto for anyone to convert to Christianity. They were the symbol of the quest for liberation from the conservative norms of the old North. The fate of Leah is emblematic of how low the old North had sunk from the days of Bello. They can start this campaign by insisting on freedom for Leah, the Sarduana’s daughter.

Source: The Guardian April 19, 2018 03:11 UTC