– Two survivors of Boko Haram terrorism in North-East Nigeria graduated from a high school in United States
– The survivors, Debbie and Grace escaped from the dreaded Sambisa forest in 2014 after being kidnapped along with about 300 other Chibok girls
– The girls were among the few girls sponsored abroad by Education Must Continue (EMC) an NGO that is focused on helping Boko Haram victims
Two Chibok girls who escaped from Sambisa forest in 2014 after being kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists, have graduated from a private high school in United States.
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.
ZENITHBLOG.com learnt that the girls, identified as Debbie and Grace where the only two who escaped from Sambisa forest few days after getting to the camp in 2014, before Amina Ali escaped in 2015.
According to Premium Times, Emmanuel Ogebe, a US based human right lawyer and International Director of Education Must Continue Initiative, a Nigerian non-governmental organization announced this at a press conference on Friday, June 2.
Debbie and Grace, who were among a dozen Chibok girls sponsored sent abroad for education with the help of Ogebe.
The girls on Thursday, June 1, 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.
One of the girls with the American family who adopted her.
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Ogebe said: “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.
“This comes three years after terrorists interrupted their education during their final year in school in northeast Nigeria. Several other girls had dropped out of EMC’s school abroad project after managing to graduate from middle school (8th grade) last year and are now attempting to take the GED exam (external GCE equivalent).
“On hand to witness the historic graduation of the two Chibok girls in the class of 2017 were a delegation from Nigeria which included the founders and directors of Education Must Continue Initiative, Mr and Mrs Paul Gadzama, and the parent of one of the girls who travelled all the way from Chibok in North-east Nigeria.
Chibok girl showing off her diploma.
“The only Chibok girl currently pursuing a degree programme in an American university, cut short her summer vacation in Nigeria to return for the graduation of her colleagues. The girls’ American host families and Mr. Ogebe and his family were among the audience who witnessed the historic graduation.
“The class of 2017 was the 50th graduation of the school which was the first high school in America to win a prestigious President’s award last year.
“The Chibok girls were among only 21 students who graduated as a few international students were unable to graduate.”
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Ogebe said the girls won several awards, including for “Most hard-working student in English as Second Language 3”.
“This is an outstanding feat for Chibok girls especially given the fact that in Nigeria, most continue to speak in Hausa to the consternation of many Nigerians. This shows that our education model of immersion – placing the students in American homes – was immensely successful as they are now able to engage confidently, communicate effectively and blossom generally.”
Debbie and Grace during the ceremony, also thanked their host families and the NGO volunteers from EMC for supporting them to achieve their dreams. They particularly appreciated them for driving the girls daily to and from school for two years.
Watch ZENITHBLOG.com video of DSS handing over 82 rescued Chibok girls to FG for further psychotherapy treatment:
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