Three Chibok Girls, 186 Others Bag AUN Degrees

Three abducted Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram captivity and enrolled at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola have graduated from the university with 186 others.

The 189 bagged their first degrees in various disciplines during the university’s convocation ceremony on Saturday.

Vice chancellor of the University, Dwayne Frazier, charged the graduands to uphold the tenets of the institution.

He said the AUN is a developing university that prepares students on how to face their new challenges.

“I have no doubt that you will excel because you have all shown resilience, determination, and commitment. These qualities will propagate you for the best even as you contribute to the development of the country,” he added.

Guest speaker, Professor Mike Ozekhome, asserted that the AUN has proven that it can impact the world positively.

Ozekhome told the graduands: “With the entrepreneurship lectures and training you have received here at AUN, you can create jobs for yourselves.”

The 2023/2024 session of the AUN for whom the commencement (convocation) was held Saturday, had eight graduands awarded PhD, 10 with MSc, in addition to the 189 awarded first degrees.

Ozekhome was honoured with a Doctor of Letters degree.

The university said the honour is in recognition of his work in promoting peace, human rights, rule of law, and good governance in Nigeria.