Fifteen Chibok school girls who escaped from their Boko Haram abductors have been awarded scholarships to attend the
American University Nigeria Academy, AUN, Yola. The girls were amongst over 250 school girls kidnapped from their hostels at the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on
April 14, by Boko Haram militants. At least 50 of the girls managed to escape. Their colleagues have remained in captivity more than four months after.
Former Vice President,
Atiku Abubakar, who is the founder of AUN, said he and some individuals have awarded 15 of the escaped girls scholarships.
“15 of the #ChibokGirls who escaped have been admitted into AUN Academy on a scholarship,” Mr. Atiku tweeted.
“My sincere thanks to the good spirited individuals and friends who raised funds for this worthy cause. #BringBackOurGirls” he added.
The scholarships are the first major individual donations to the girls since they regained their freedom. They came after 17-year-old Pakistani girl-child education campaigner,
Malala Yousafzai, announced in July that her foundation had raised USD $200,000 in support of the girls’ education. Malala made the announcement while meeting with
President Goodluck Jonathan, who also announced government scholarships for all the girls to complete their education in other parts of the country.
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