Meet the beautiful first Hausa
Muslim woman from a core Northern state to reach the rank of Wing Commander,
equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army.
Thou she began her career as a non-commissioned officer in
1986,Hajara, a daughter of late Marafan Birnin Kudu, Colonel Bashari Umaru,
from Birnin Kudu in Jigawa State, is currently the Chief Matron of Armed Forces
Medical Hospital, Kano. She has been to war in Congo, served at Ibadan, Kaduna,
among other places within the country.
She was born in Dorayi Quarters on
March 19, 1964, and grew up in Yakasai quarters of Kano, and later began her
early education at wagwarwa Primary School, and later joined St. Louis Primary
School.
Being a bright student, Hajara
gained admission into Queen’s College, Lagos and St. Louis Secondary School,
Kano. She would have chosen the former option but for her dad’s transfer to
Kano. After completing her secondary education, she joined School of Nursing,
Kano.
It was at that school that she took
the decision to join the Nigerian Air Force, following recruitment drive for
medical personnel.
"It was actually a dramatic
situation. My mom Hajiya didn’t like it at all. And my dad pretends that he
also didn’t like it in order to please her. But he actually encouraged me and
respected my choice," she said.
Source:
Jaafar Jafaar
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