Nigeria, March 1 -- The National Population Commission (NPC) has confirmed that Walida Abdulhadi was born in 2004, making her 22 years old. This contradicts her family's claim that she was born in 2008.

The confirmation is in an official letter issued by the NPC to the Jigawa State Command of the State Security Service (SSS) in response to a request to verify her birth certificate.

The controversy over Walida's age has been central to the public dispute over her relationship with an SSS operative, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, and the circumstances surrounding her departure from Jigawa State for Abuja.

On 23 February 2026, PREMIUM TIMES wrote to the Abuja headquarters of the National Population Commission, seeking verification of a birth certifi...