10th Edition
Zulka
Mohammed
Physical
Bravery
14 Years
Male
Adamawa
14YEAR OLD SAVES A GROUP OF CHILDREN FROM TERRORIST ATTACK
Zulka Mohammed is a 14 year old boy who resides in Gu’u Hildi District Hong LGA Adamawa State. Sometimes in March 2016 during terrorists’ attacks in the Northeastern parts of the country, his community was also attacked by the Boko Haram terrorists. Many people fled away from their houses to safety. Many became displaced, particularly the children and the aged because when the attack was launched, no one expected it and they caught the people unawares. Many of the children were in school while adults were in the market, some in their farmlands, some at home’ mostly older women.
So many people fled to a hiding place leaving behind their families. Zulka was in the market when they heard gunshots and everyone began to run for their lives, leaving everything they had in the market. He ran into the rocks for safety and after an hour or so, everywhere became silent and he decided to find his way back home. He was able to sneak back home but he met everywhere
empty. He met some of the children that also came back home looking for their families but met their absence.
Zulka took those children along with him and kept them inside a farm storage facility and went to the other houses in his community to fetch the other children. At last, he was able to sneak out of his community with 12 children, taking them to the forest where he kept them for 2 weeks, feeding them and taking care of them. 2 weeks Later, Zulka noticed the vigilance group (Civilian JTF) from his community, patrolling the forest with the Nigerian Army. That was an indication that calm had been restored and that it was safe to come out of hiding. Zulka brought the children back to their families and he was highly appreciated for his heroic action by saving the children.
