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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jul 25

    Did you know the story of Queen Amina? Keep watching to find out why in Nigeria she's known as Amina, "woman as capable as a man":pic.twitter.com/fFYMht6nY8

    Queen Amina: Nigerian warrior queen
    Queen Amina is the third story in a new eight-part series, African Women who Changed the World, which aims to shed light on great African women whose stories deserve to be heard.
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      2. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @obyezeks

        But i hate to brake this silence here, Hw did Amina influence or life changed Africa or even Nig by extension? Amina existed in era wen Nothing like Nig existed 1800s & ws a queen in a northern village zazzau. Taken husband &killing them after kpanshing them seems herioc to u 1/2

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
      3. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @futurKing @BBCAfrica @obyezeks

        Amina destroyed completely any kingdom in d North that ll not yield to her demands, takes their king as man prostitute for a night b4 killing them. She terrorized most Northern state with her vast army & ws equally feared by many kingdom including Sultan of sokoto & then Kanuris

        2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
      4. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @futurKing @BBCAfrica @obyezeks

        her wealth came abwt (bcos she posses strong army) making kingdoms pay royalties seasonally not to be destroyed by her army. She brakes forth walls of kingdoms trying to defend them selves, took many slaves (both male, female & even children), she instituted a strong tax against

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      5. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @futurKing @BBCAfrica @obyezeks

        kingdoms that yielded to her demands making them pay hugely in gold & agricultural produce. She had mercinaries that travels as far as Arabia to execute given tasks & in return had more gold from the missions. She actually created more female warriors as her royal guards...

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
      6. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @futurKing @BBCAfrica @obyezeks

        comprises of female mercenaries. Amina made women who top and strong in her regime, but dealt severly with kings of kingdoms that wont fal to her feet. lets tell her full story & avoid telling half to make her look like hero. Amina fought so much war bcos thats wat she loves..

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      8. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @futurKing @BBCAfrica @obyezeks

        even till this our time, woman r still making great impact and names like Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Oby Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu,@AishaYesufu Okonjo @NOIweala should be added in place as great women warriors of our time. i Still strongly argue Amina was never any role model.

        1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
      9. Tokan‏ @futurKing Jul 25
        Replying to @futurKing @BBCAfrica and

        Talk of Marry Mitchel Slessor(blessed memory) was the role model who fought repressively and dangerously to stop the killing of twins in Nigeria, that was a great impact. Just that faith has a way of shaping life, Amina never had the opportunity to meet ottoman danfodio's..

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      2. Paul B/ Barbs‏ @GeographyNow Jul 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Uhh I get the “see, it’s cool that she’s tough!” -Appeal but I find it kind of questionable to praise someone (male or female) for being known to have slept with captives / slaves and executing them the next day.

        3 replies 9 retweets 66 likes
      3. jeli ⚜️‏ @ejahiable Jul 25
        Replying to @GeographyNow @BBCAfrica

        I doubt it's meant to be praise. They're just stating facts.

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
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      2. Lonzen Rugira‏ @LonzenRugira Jul 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Women as capable as men confines women’s possibilities to the standard of men’s possibilities. 🚶🏽🚶🏽🚶🏽

        3 replies 2 retweets 26 likes
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      2. Felix Nduka Uzuh‏ @igbojew Jul 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Queen amina never slept with male captives. You people always have a way of rubbishing the efforts and achievements of black people.

        7 replies 4 retweets 21 likes
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      2. Olakunle Soriyan‏ @olakunlesoriyan Jul 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Honestly..this is so silly! How does this story represent Nigeria?! Was there even a Nigeria in her life time? What was the critical goal of the military campaigns she led? And how does sleeping with a man and killing him the next day represent the strength womanhood? #AfroWays

        2 replies 2 retweets 8 likes
      3. AbdulHafeez M Rimi‏ @abdulrimi Jul 25
        Replying to @olakunlesoriyan @BBCAfrica

        And who said anything about "representing" Nigeria? They're just sharing a story about a warrior woman who died over 400 years ago.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Chukwuebuka Nsobundu‏ @chuckz99 Jul 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @julietkego

        wow, is this where the 'slay queen' originated from?

        2 replies 3 retweets 18 likes
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