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| Rahma died on Sunday after a bried illness |
The girl many called 'the plastic woman' because of her illness as she was confined to a plastic bowl has died.
The 19-year-old Kano State born girl without a limb has died after a
brief illness. The girl's rare condition got the sympathy of many people
who helped in one way or the other after her case got national
attention.
A family member said Rahma suddenly died after a brief illness.
Confirming the sad news hours ago, Sani Maikatanga posted her photo on
Instagram and wrote:
“Rahma Haruna a 19 years old girl has pass away on Sunday 25th of
December 2016 … may Almighty grant her Jannatul Firdausi … ameen. She
started with a fever and that was it. Then stomach pains. Then her body
parts like hands and legs. She cannot use any if the ache strikes.” the family member wrote.
Born in Lahadin Makole village in Kano, when Rahma was six months, her
arms and legs stopped developing. From six months when she learnt how to
sit that was when it began. She didn’t learn how to crawl.” her mother
Fadi said.
For much of her life, Rahma’s family would carry her in her bowl, with
her brother Fahad taking her into Kano each day to beg for alms. Later, a
journalist Ibrahim Jirgi, gave the family a wheelchair. Despite her
severe disability, Rahma had entrepreneurial ambition.
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