A famous female hunter in Adamawa State, Aisha Bakari Gombi,
has been honoured for her bravery against Boko Haram and other anti-social
elements.
Aisha, who is otherwise called ‘Boko Haram hunter’ after she
has led her band in recent times against Boko Haram and rescued many people
abducted by the sect, received a merit award from an NGO, Royalty Women for
Peace and Development Initiative (ROWPDI).
The NGO said the award was in recognition of Aisha’s record
in complementing the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in
counter-insurgency operations, armed banditry and kidnapping.
Aisha Gombi, who was born and raised in Gombi, a town and local government area in the northern part of Adamawa State, got into hunting as a tomboy in the early years of her life, usually following her father and grandfather on hunting expeditions.
She has said in a press interview that she got angry against
Boko Haram and started hunting for them after they attacked her birth place
twice and came back a third time.
Recalling the countdown to her adventures against Boko Haram
in a recent interview, Aisha Gombi said, “When they (Boko Haram) came into our
town, we went back into our house and stayed there. They didn’t come into our
own house but they had burnt other houses and killed a lot of people and they
left. The second time they came, they did the same thing. The third time was
when I said, enough is enough.”
She said she had stormed out of her house with a bow and
arrows, but that man who saw her determination and was proud of her, gave her
his gun which she has been using till date.
Presenting their award of excellence on her, President of
ROWPDI), Hajiya Mairatu Bello, praised the ‘Queen Hunter’ for her sacrifice for
her fatherland, saying, “Our sister, we are proud of you. You are a great and
brave woman. Today, we gather here to celebrate you as one of our heroes.”
In her response, the ‘Boko Haram fighter’ said although the
vocation she had chosen is tasking and risky, she had to do it to help her
people and reduce their anxiety over Boko Haram insurgents and bandits.
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