My Twins - Nephew and Niece

No one would think it to look at them, but they're twins - fraternal twins. They even studied the same course and graduated the same time and posted for NYSC in the same state of Delta! 

They're Hassan and Hussaina Abdulrahman, graduates of Usumanu  Ɗanfodio University, Sokoto. They're graduates of that University not by accident but because they were born and raised in the University community as their father has worked in the school for more than thirty years. Thus, they attended the University's Nursery and Primary School, as well. 

Their father, Abdulrahman Barau, is my brother and probably the closest human being to me, for, we were brought up together and we grew up like twins. Because he is only five months older than I, we were roommates at home, classmates at primary school, friends and allies, in and outside school, aside from being brothers. We did everything together as children, shared everything we had and were always together to the extent that we cried when we couldn't find one another when we got separated for a few hours. 

As human beings, we also had our low moments and sometimes we fought. Abdulrahman, whom we fondly called, Ɗanbaba, had infinite patience, always tried to avoid fighting me when we had a misunderstanding, unlike me who had a "short fuse"...😃... 

I misunderstood his patience for fear and got the false impression that I could lick him in a fight. I found out how wrong I was one day when he blew his fuse and we had a fight. Try as I might, I couldn't lick him even though I was a good wrestler. That, more than anything else, told me that he was as strong, if not stronger than I, and that he was just being patient with me. Since that day, we never fought again. 

May Allah make it easy for you, my twins...