"They are the
best of friends," Zannah Mustapha says of his pupils. "This should be
a template for world peace."
Mr Mustapha is the
founder of one of the few remaining primary schools in Nigeria's troubled city
of Maiduguri.
He also negotiated the release of so called 82 chibok
girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.
A lawyer by
profession, Mr Mustapha played a crucial role mediating between the Nigerian
government and the Islamists for the release of the abducted schoolgirls.
At Future Prowess Islamic Foundation School, the volunteer teacher
provides the students with a free education as well as free uniforms and
healthcare.