Free Chibok girls to study Law at American university
Four Chibok schoolgirls who escaped from Boko Haram have secured admission into American University of Nigeria (AUN).
Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 girls fron Chibok, Born State, in 2014. At least 24 of them escaped before the terrorists could take them further into Sambisa Forest.
Four of the girls (names withheld) matriculated at AUN on August 29.
Some of the quartet will be studying Law which AUN just introduced. They will focus on Humanitarian, Gender and Environmental Laws.
AUN President, Dr. Margee Ensign, said all matriculating students will be trained to become leaders in their chosen fields.
Her words:
“This kind of education will train you to look at problems from varying perspectives. All universities identify new problems, come up with new ideas, discover new truths and some change society. At AUN, Africa’s first Development University, this is what we are trying to accomplish. AUN students deal with such problems during their time at the university, asking questions about them, and finding solutions that improve the lives of their fellow human beings.”
AUN is a private university in Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria. It offers American style higher education programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar founded the school in 2004.
