Photo:Screenshot of Hamdiya Sidi from the video
Hamdiya Sidi, the woman in the middle of a raging controversy in Sokoto State has apologised to the Governor and others offended by her action.She was arrested after allegedly making inciting statements publicly recently.
A video of her apology was shared on social media along with its transcript as she spoke in Hausa.Read the transcript below:
Assalamu Alaikum, My name is Hamdiya Sidi Sharrif. I live in Achida, which is in Wurno local government.
I am the lady who made a recent video, where I made some insinuations against the governor regarding security and internally displaced people in Sokoto State.
As a woman, a Muslim, and an indigene of Sokoto State, there are statements I made against the governor, his wife, and family in that video that I deeply regret. As a lady and a Muslim, also considering my age, I think I shouldn’t have made all those harsh and unpalatable statements. I am very sorry, and I beg for forgiveness.
I also wish to retract the statement I made where I advised all the internally displaced people that have no homes to forcefully invade and occupy the government house. I am very sorry for trying to instigate such a disorder. Nobody has the right to invade the government house. I sincerely regret making such statements, and I wholeheartedly retract them. I wish to tender my apologies to the Governor, his team and whoever i offended with my unprovoked outburst.
I wish to also use this opportunity to debunk the rumours that I am organising women to form a terrorist group. There is no such thing, therefore such rumours should be ignored.
