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Boko Haram: Two escaped Chibok girls bag Master’s Degree
By Dayo Badmus,
Two Chibok schoolgirls, who escaped from Boko Haram terrorists after their abduction alongside over 200 other schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014, have bagged Master’s degree.
Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu, according to report, will receive master’s degree from Florida’s Southeastern University today, Friday.
It could be recalled that on April 14, 2014, 276 pupils of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, were kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents.
Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu were among a few, who were able to escape from the insurgents on the way to captivity.
Over 100 of them have not returned till date.
The abductions spawned a worldwide condemnation and a social media campaign using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
Bishara and Pogu escaped and eventually found refuge in the United States.
Southeastern University leaders offered scholarships to the girls as they finished high school.
Bishara and Pogu received bachelor’s degree in 2021.
A report quoted a release from the institution as saying that Pogu will receive a master’s in Human Services during Friday’s graduation ceremony, and Bishara will receive a master’s degree in Social Work.
The Ledger based Lakeland Florida linked report added that Bishara will be the student commencement speaker.
She plans to work for a nonprofit organisation and study for the LSAT so she can eventually enroll in Law School, Southeastern said in a news release.
Bishara plans to work in a hospital setting as a social worker after graduation, the release added.
