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How we found love in Zamfara

I was sad that I won't be able to travel home after camp because we needed to do November clearance. As I was walking reluctantly into the lodge with my bags, a guy named Afeez walked up to me and said he knew me somewhere (that was the toasting line back then. "I know you somewhere" "your face looks familiar" etc).

I immediately rebuffed him. Like you don't know what's going on in my head. He felt bad and other corps members said I embarrassed him by not listening to him. Later that day, he came back to explain. He actually knew me from TASUED. He was a year ahead.

While waiting for clearance, Afeez fed me for 2 weeks. We move around together and Ola (his friend and roommate) was mad at him that he shouldn't be friends with a proud girl who embarrassed him publicly. But Afeez never took offense.

Afeez's PPA was in the village, so after clearance, he had to return to the village leaving me with his friend, Ola. He connected us, because Ola never liked me.

The dust settled after clearance. Ola got to know I was a wonderful person - different from the first impression he had of me. We became closer and started dating. We lived in the Corpers lodge and everyday in Zamfara felt like home with Ola.

The lodge had strict rules e.g. no lady should be in the guys side later than 10pm and we weren't allowed to go there earlier than 6am too but we all broke the rule cos the guys have TV.

We got into trouble one day when a guy snitched on us & reported us to the LGI. LGI threatened to report us to Sharia police or repost my husband to a very far village but despite the threats, our love continued to thrive. 

Ola visited my parents in February 2011 after leaving the North while I was still in Zamfara (he was Batch A while I was Batch C). I also visited him while in service and after my POP. He got a job in Sagamu in 2012, the same town my family lives. This made us closer. 

A year after he got the job, he got his visa and relocated to USA. Before he left, we had introduction then came back in 2015 for our wedding and I joined him 2016.

Today we are blessed with 2 adorable boys and we live together in Minnesota, USA. 

Long live NYSC 😍

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