Aisha Wakil a 44 year old female lawyer and activist has been at the fore front of brokering for peace between the Nigerian government and the Boko Haram group, the extremist group responsible for massive violence in Northern Nigeria.
Here close ties to their members and the ability to talk to them has earned her the title “Mama Boko Haram”. The fighters see her as a mother figure and also call her Um el Salam [Arabic for mother of peace].