Aisha Yesufu

Aisha Yesufu (born 12 December 1974) is a Nigerian socio-political activist, and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, an advocacy group that brings attention to the abduction of over 200 girls, from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria, on 14 April 2014, by the terrorist group Boko Haram.[1]

Aisha Yesufu
Born
Aisha Yesufu

(1974-12-12) December 12, 1974
Kano State
NationalityNigerian
Alma materBayero University Kano
OccupationSocio-political activist, microbiologist, businesswoman
Known forBring Back Our Girls, End SARS
Children2

Life

Aisha Yesufu was born in Kano State to Edo parents and raised in Kano. She experienced the difficulty of being a girl-child in a heavily patriarchal environment.[2] In her words, “By the time I was 11 years old, I did not have any female friends because all of them had been married off but I wanted to be educated and leave the ghetto."[3][4] According to Aisha Yesufu: "Most of my mates were almost grandmothers when I married at 24."[5]

Yesufu was among the women protestors at Nigeria's National Assembly, in the nation's capital, Abuja, on 30 April 2014.[6][7]

Yesufu has also been at the forefront of the End SARS movement, which draws attention to the excesses of a controversial police unit in the Nigeria Police Force, called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Yesufu has said she "would not leave the fight against End SARS protest in Nigeria for her children."[8]

Award

Yesufu was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[9]

Yesufu was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2020.[10]

Personal life

Yesufu and her husband, Aliu, whom she married in 1996,[11] have two children together, Amir and Aliyah who are both in the United Kingdom.

References
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  3. "Full biography of Nigerian political activist, Aisha Yesufu". DNB Stories. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. Stanford, Igbo. "Aisha Yesufu Biography, Age, Early Life, Family, Education, Career And Net Worth". Information Guide Africa. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  5. "Most of my mates were almost grandmothers when I married at 24 – Aisha Yesufu". PunchNG. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  6. "Aisha Yesufu, the hijab-wearing revolutionary". TheCable. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  7. "AISHA YESUFU BIOGRAPHY, AGE, EARLY LIFE, FAMILY, EDUCATION, CAREER AND NET WORTH". InfoGuideAfrica. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. Silas, Don (2020-10-09). "End SARS: 'I'm ready to sacrifice my life for my children to live' – Aisha Yesufu". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-10-11.</ef>Yesufu, Aisha (January 11, 2021). https://twitter.com/AishaYesufu/status/1348582486943657989?s=20 |url= missing title (help).
  9. "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  10. "Masiyiwa, Musk Included In New African Magazine's 100 Most Influential Africans 2020". 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  11. Scientist, The Blogger (2020-10-12). "Aisha Yesufu Biography, Education, Wikipedia, Real Age, Net Worth, Contact". Top Leaks and Review Blog. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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