Knowing you enlightens me; I had my own version of reality in my childhood. Like every child, I believed that dreams could become true. At least, those beautiful ones that left me with a smiling face and a gladdened heart, even though I woke up to a reality far from it. Life for young people in my generation is tough, and for us in North-East Nigeria, it is even tougher, having to grapple with the scars of violence and chains of mediocrity. But your strides and achievements have challenged our...