- One of the Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram has bagged an associate degree
- The 23-year-old girl recently graduated from a community college in the United States
- Palmatah Mutah had escaped by jumping out of a Boko Haram truck
A 23-year-old lady, who had been a victim of the Boko Haram kidnap in 2014, has proved that what she went through would not be an obstacle that prevents her from becoming something great in life.
The young lady identified as Palmatah Mutah had been one of the 57 Chibok girls who escaped out of 276 schoolgirls who were abducted.
She has now graduated and obtained an associate degree from a community college in the United States of America. She achieved the degree five years, one month and three days after the unforgettable incident.
Escaped Chibok girl graduates from US community college Source: Instablog
Source: Instagram
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At the time of the kidnap, brave Mutah had escaped from the Boko Haram by jumping out of a truck.
Out of the 57 Chibol students who escaped, it was only Mutah that showed any sign of speaking English well enough, despite the fact that many of the schoolgirls were all in their final year of secondary school.
Due to this, Mutah became one of the ten Chibok escaped girls who gained sponsorship to study in the United States. After a year in a two-year program meant to enable them to complete high school, Mutah took a community college entrance exam and passed.
Escaped Chibok girl bags associate degree Source: Instablog
Source: Instagram
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The international human rights lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe, who sponsored the students, expressed that the graduation is a highpoint of the five years of toil and travail.
He said: "Her graduation is a highpoint of five years of toil and travail. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. She is an illustration of millions of brilliant kids in Nigeria undiscovered for opportunity but for tragedy. She has been a worthy ambassador of Nigeria and of Chibok and especially, of the still missing classmate.”
57 girls had escaped from Boko Haram Source: BBC
Source: UGC
The Chibok girls kidnap had sparked global outrage that led to the #bringbackourgirls campaign.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a young Nigerian woman had been commissioned as Second Lieutenant of the United States Army. The woman's husband had taken to social media to celebrate her achievement.
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