Two of the kidnapped Chibok school girls who escaped from the truck converying hundreds of them in 2014, have graduated from a US University.
Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu graduated on the 30th of April from the South Eastern University in the United States with degrees in Social Work and Legal Studies.
They initially graduated from Canyonvill Christian Academy in Oregon in February 2017 and then met with the then President Donald Trump.
They were both ex-students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State
The young ladies were among the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on the 14th of April, 2014 in the first major abduction that shook Nigeria to its very roots and took the world by surprise.
They took the daring option of jumping off the truck while they were being carted away by their abductors.
Sadly, 112 of the Chibok girls have remained in Boko Haram captivity since their abduction.
Recalling their ordeal, and success, Bishara recalled how she took the split second decision of either dying from an accident or in the hands of the terrorists.
According to her, “I remember thinking about what my mum would do at that moment, then I prayed. I just remember a voice in my head saying ‘jump out.’ I knew I was going to die either way. I chose to die and that was how I jumped out.”
Describing how she felt on the day of her graduation, Bishara said that, “It was awesome, I felt great. I remember being told that I wasn’t going to be able to finish high school, that I was dumb. I never gave up or listened to all the negating talks. It was exciting to walk on that stage after being told ‘you can’t do it.’
On her part, Pogu said she had giving up on going back to school after her escape until she was contacted by the embassy.
She added that, “I’m trying to get my Masters in Human Services and going back to law school when I’m done with my Masters.”
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