Of all Birara’s sons, Nzigira is the bravest warrior with a heart of gold. As often as he leads the hand to hand combat against the more heavily armed militias, he is also the first one to rescue defenseless women and children from them. Tall, handsome, about to married just before the violence began, Nzigira is beloved by all as a personal protector. He is the youngest of Birara’s comrades to lead his own group of fighters, and fights to the bitter end, dying while trying to save some children from the machetes of the militias.