Two Chibok
schoolgirls who escaped from their Boko Haram abductors in 2014 have
graduated from a high school in Washington DC, the United States
Capital.
schoolgirls who escaped from their Boko Haram abductors in 2014 have
graduated from a high school in Washington DC, the United States
Capital.
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The
two girls, known by their first names, Debbie and Grace, on Thursday
graduated after completing junior year (11th grade) and senior year
(12th grade) at a prestigious private international school in the
Washington metro area in America.
two girls, known by their first names, Debbie and Grace, on Thursday
graduated after completing junior year (11th grade) and senior year
(12th grade) at a prestigious private international school in the
Washington metro area in America.
This
was disclosed through a press release on Friday by Emmanuel Ogebe, a
U.S.-based human rights lawyer and the International Director of
Education Must Continue Initiative, a Nigerian non-governmental
organization involved in the care of the girls.
was disclosed through a press release on Friday by Emmanuel Ogebe, a
U.S.-based human rights lawyer and the International Director of
Education Must Continue Initiative, a Nigerian non-governmental
organization involved in the care of the girls.
According to the release, Debbie and Grace were among 57 girls who escaped from the terrorists after the mass abduction of almost 300 of them at Government Girls State School in April 2014.
The two schoolgirls were among a dozen Nigerian girls sponsored to schools abroad by the NGO with the help of Mr. Ogebe.
The NGO is run by victims of Boko Haram helping other victims to overcome the impact of the insurgency.
“By
this graduation, Debbie and Grace became the first escaped Chibok girls
to graduate from an American high school with diplomas after completing
and meeting academic standards,” Mr. Ogebe stated.
this graduation, Debbie and Grace became the first escaped Chibok girls
to graduate from an American high school with diplomas after completing
and meeting academic standards,” Mr. Ogebe stated.
