True friendship knows no tribal barriers. The story below further confirms this.
This is Irechukwu, an Igbo boy, with Abubakar Jauro Ribadu, a Fulani man. Irechukwu's parents lived downstairs where other tenants lived, while Ribadu and his wife lived upstairs with other tenants.
Although the Ribadus had no child for about five years of marriage, they helped to look after Irechukwu, who grew to be very fond of them. There was a time he spent two weeks with them while his mother was in the hospital and the father was out of the country. Neighbors criticized Irechukwu's mother for leaving her only child with Fulani Muslims. When eventually the Ribadus had their first child, Irechukwu's dad flew in from Europe with 2 of the latest phones for Ribadu and his wife, aside from many other gifts.
When Irechukwu's parents were transferred to western Nigeria, it was weeping for both families. The Ribadus found time to visit years later. When Irechukwu saw them, the joy was out of this world, the same for the parents.
Ribadu's love for Ndi Igbo started from childhood. His father's block of flats has been majorly occupied by Ndi Igbo for donkey years. The Hausas call the house "gidan iyamirai"—Igbo for "people's house! According to him, people told his mother (after his father passed away) to replace the tenants with northerners, but she refused. Igbos are still living there!
For these families, love, peace, and mutual understanding transcend the negative narratives. # Tsunami
True friendship knows no tribal barriers. The story below further confirms this.
This is Irechukwu, an Igbo boy, with Abubakar Jauro Ribadu, a Fulani man. Irechukwu's parents lived downstairs where other tenants lived, while Ribadu and his wife lived upstairs with other tenants.
Although the Ribadus had no child for about five years of marriage, they helped to look after Irechukwu, who grew to be very fond of them. There was a time he spent two weeks with them while his mother was in the hospital and the father was out of the country. Neighbors criticized Irechukwu's mother for leaving her only child with Fulani Muslims. When eventually the Ribadus had their first child, Irechukwu's dad flew in from Europe with 2 of the latest phones for Ribadu and his wife, aside from many other gifts.
When Irechukwu's parents were transferred to western Nigeria, it was weeping for both families. The Ribadus found time to visit years later. When Irechukwu saw them, the joy was out of this world, the same for the parents.
Ribadu's love for Ndi Igbo started from childhood. His father's block of flats has been majorly occupied by Ndi Igbo for donkey years. The Hausas call the house "gidan iyamirai"—Igbo for "people's house! According to him, people told his mother (after his father passed away) to replace the tenants with northerners, but she refused. Igbos are still living there!
For these families, love, peace, and mutual understanding transcend the negative narratives. # Tsunami
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