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🎖️CorporalThe day my best friend since primary school emptied my account
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3 months ago
Two years ago, I trusted Zainab with everything. We grew up together in Kano, same street, same school. She was like my sister. When my father died, she was the one who held me. So when she said she wanted to start a farm supply business with me, I didn't think twice. I gave her my savings, all of it, about ₦2.5 million. She said she would handle the suppliers, I would handle the buyers. For three months, everything looked fine. Then one day, she stopped picking my calls. I went to her house, her husband said she traveled. I checked our joint account, it was empty. She had been transferring money little by little, covering her husband's debts. I felt like my chest was on fire. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep. My mother said, 'Amina, this is the world we live in.' But I refused to let it break me. I started again from zero. That is how Northern AgroConnect was born. I learned that trust is good, but verification is better. Zainab never apologized. But I thank Allah, because if she hadn't betrayed me, I would still be small. Now I help over 3,000 farmers sell their goods. She is still in Kano, still struggling. I pray for her, but I don't talk to her anymore. Some lessons are too expensive to repeat.
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