“Stop judging me for my father’s sins” – Abacha’s daughter begs Nigerians
Fatima Gumsu, one of the daughters of former military head of state Sani Abacha has come public about challenges she faces bearing her fathers “sins”.
Gumsu revealed how challenging it has been dealing with unflattering remarks made by Nigerians concerning her family.
She disclosed this after Twitter user @dapoprince prayed citizens to desist from visiting sins of past leaders on their children.
“NIGERIA will be 57 next year, may we not continue to visit the sins of our past ‘perceived bad’ leaders on their innocent children,” the user tweeted.
Gumsu in multiple replies said:
“Amin to your prayers. May Allah open special doors for you. Happy New Year. It definitely has not been easy dealing with this for almost two decades. Our family has been called all sorts of names. We have been under so much attack.
“It definitely doesn’t feel nice. I used to cry so much at the beginning, I had no choice but to develop crocodile skin. It still hurts so much even though I have learned to live with it.
“I was not the head of state. I did not receive a monthly salary neither did I choose to be Fatima Gumsu Sani Abacha. May Almighty Allah make it easy for us all. Happy 2017.”
Gumsu shared screenshots of the Twitter conversation on Instagram.
