Tsare gaskiya, ko da wuta aka saka ka.
“Hold fast to the truth, even if you are cast into the fire for it.”
Truth is worth defending no matter the personal cost.
— Traditional Hausa Wisdom of Niger, Niger
Source: Traditional Hausa proverb (karin magana), public-domain oral tradition — Hausa is a principal language of southern Niger
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