▁sevent h ▁of ▁ten ▁children ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁daughters . ▁She ▁is ▁from ▁K ag bu ; ▁Nas ar awa ▁E gg on ▁Local ▁Government ▁Area ▁of ▁Nas ar awa ▁State ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁polic eman ▁who ▁won ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁bra very ▁and ▁hon esty . ▁She ▁says ▁of ▁him , ▁“ My ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁pray ing ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁proph et . ▁We ▁were ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁into ▁an ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁prayer . ▁He ▁named ▁me ▁B aban ▁Me che ▁which ▁means ▁great ▁woman .” ▁Her ▁strict ▁mother , ▁Mar iam u ▁Ab im iku ; ▁was ▁a ▁house w ife ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁“ m ama ▁mission ” ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁( Z um ant an ▁m ata ) ▁and ▁the ▁mission ▁tri ps ▁she ▁emb ark ed ▁on . ▁She ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁I ko ed em ▁Ib anga ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁daughters , ▁U y ai ▁and ▁If i ok . ▁ ▁Education ▁Ib anga ▁started ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁St . ▁Paul ’ s ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Kas uw an ▁K aj i ▁in ▁Jos ▁North ▁Local ▁Government ▁Area ▁of ▁Pl ate au ▁State ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁She ▁had ▁her ▁secondary ▁school ▁education ▁at ▁St . ▁Louis ▁College ▁in ▁Jos ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8