Twelve survivors of the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ kidnapping are set to finish from the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, marking a substantial turning point 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 school, explaining the achievement as a powerful story of strength and recovery.
Frazier noted that the shift of the former hostages from the Sambisa Forest to earning university degrees represents more than scholastic success, but a symbol of hope and human endurance.
He said their journey has actually drawn international attention, reflecting an accomplishment over adversity and enhancing the transformative power of education.
According to him, the advancement lines up with the university’s mission of promoting development through education and shows that individuals can get rid of trauma to accomplish scholastic quality.
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Frazier included that the graduating students now serve as sources of motivation not only to the North-East area however to the larger worldwide neighborhood, emphasising that education stays a vital tool for rebuilding lives and fostering a more safe and secure future.
He likewise acknowledged the assistance of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, which sponsored the education of the students at the organization.
An overall of 276 schoolgirls were abducted from Federal government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State on April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the women got away quickly after the attack and several others have considering that gained back liberty over the years, more than 80 are still missing out on according to current reports.
The abduction triggered worldwide outrage and generated the global #BringBackOurGirls project, which continues to draw attention to the predicament of the missing students.