Twelve survivors of the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ kidnapping are set to graduate from the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, marking a considerable milestone more than a decade after the event.
The President of AUN, Prof. Dewayne Frazier, revealed this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists on the university campus, explaining the achievement as an effective story of strength and healing.
Frazier kept in mind that the shift of the former captives from the Sambisa Forest to earning university degrees represents more than academic success, but a symbol of hope and human endurance.
He stated their journey has actually drawn global attention, showing an accomplishment over difficulty and strengthening the transformative power of education.
According to him, the advancement aligns with the university’s objective of promoting development through education and demonstrates that people can conquer injury to achieve scholastic excellence.
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Frazier added that the finishing students now act as sources of motivation not just to the North-East area but to the larger global neighborhood, emphasising that education stays a crucial tool for reconstructing lives and fostering a more protected future.
He likewise acknowledged the support of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, which sponsored the education of the trainees at the institution.
An overall of 276 schoolgirls were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State on April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls got away soon after the attack and several others have given that gained back flexibility throughout the years, more than 80 are still missing out on according to recent reports.
The kidnapping triggered around the world outrage and gave rise to the worldwide #BringBackOurGirls campaign, which continues to draw attention to the predicament of the missing trainees.