Former students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state, Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu have graduated from South-eastern University in the United States after escaping from Boko Haram terrorists in 2014.
While Bishara
graduated with a degree in social work, Pogu earned her degree in legal studies
and graduated on April 30.
Recounting
how they escaped from the terrorists after being kidnapped alongside 276
schoolgirls, the duo said they escaped by jumping off the truck while being
driven away from their community by the terrorists.
Recounting
their ordeal, Bishara told GMA3;
“I remember
thinking about what my mum would do at that moment then I prayed. I just
remembered 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."
On how she
felt the day she graduated, Bishara said;
“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 negative talks. It was exciting to
walk on that stage after being told ‘you can’t do it’.”
Pogu who also
shared her story, said she had decided against going back to school after her
escape until she was contacted by the US embassy.
Narrating how
things turned around her, she added;
“I’m now
trying to get my masters in human services and going back to law school when
I’m done with my masters."
“It was exciting to walk on that stage after being told you can’t do it.”
— GMA3: What You Need To Know (@ABCGMA3) May 7, 2021
Boko Haram kidnapping survivors Joy Bishara & Lydia Pogu talk life after tragedy as they graduate from college. #GMA3 #WYNTK pic.twitter.com/dqDFxXD6tA
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