Khaija: ‘Children’s Day Wish’

Is This the End of The Road?

These settlers in Gwarinpa said they moved because they did not want to be associated with the clashes.

In this settlement life is different, difficult and devastating. The men have abandoned their farms for menial jobs. Khadijah says they are either motorcycle riders or hired cab drivers who work for daily stipends just enough to provide little food for the entire family.

Khadijah’s father wanted to make a difference. He worked twice as hard. As a watchman at night and in the daytime he worked several menial jobs. He wanted his three kids to have a better life. Beyond food, he wanted them to go to school. He thought them about the importance of education and how it could change their lives. So unlike most children in this community, Khadijah and her two siblings attended a public school.

“My father had bladder problems and the doctor was using Syringe to take out the urine instead of a cartetar. We all knew that was wrong but we didn’t have money”

Khadijah says she hates the market where she sells Kunu.

“I hate it when we have to go out to sell.
The
boys maltreat us. They say mean things to us. It’s so demeaning, people
hardly respect us. We are most times harassed and Molested by older
boys. we have lost our dignity, I wish life was different “

While
filing this report, Khadijah’s mother refused to talk to me. She says
she is tired of talking to the media with no results.

“I
know for sure that my family would give me out in marriage. What would I
stay and do for them in the house? They would marry me off and it is
not their fault”

“The children here are vulnerable because they do  not have any form of western education they don’t see it around them so they don’t know it’s value.

“In future I want to become a medical doctor. when I think about how I lost my father and 2 other siblings, I just want to be a medical doctor. I want to change the lives of my family and every poor person. The day I will be called Dr. Khadijah will be the happiest day of my life.

That’s like meeting my earnest desire. I will be very happy, I want the entire Nigeria to call me Dr. Khadijah Nana Mohammed.”

There is no doubt Khadijah Mohammed knows what she wants but where will help come from? Unless help comes and quickly, her dreams will remain just a mirage.

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