[News] : American billionaire grants scholarship to Chibok girls

A black American billionaire, Mr Robert Smith, has volunteered to sponsor the education of 24 ladies from Chibok community, along with the 21 these days rescued Chibok schoolgirls.

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Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior special Assistant on Media and exposure to the President, made this regarded to state house correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday.

 

He said beneficiaries of the scheme covered the first set of escapees from BokoHaram  insurgents.
According to him, the girls may be admitted via negotiation at the Yankee university of Nigeria, Yola.
“Smith has offered to pay for the training of the 21 launched via negotiations and is offering to take responsibility for all the others who will hopefully be ultimately set free.

“The Murtala Mohammed foundation within the united states of america is similarly fascinated,’’ he added.

On the welfare of the these days-launched 21 Chibok girls, Garba said “they are being handled as adoptee of the Federal government however there is a lot of nearby and international interest inside the future plans of the ladies.’’

however, some of the dad and mom of the 21 Chibok ladies complained that they did now not have enough room for interactions with their daughters introduced home for Christmas by the department of kingdom services (DSS).

Reacting, Shehu admitted that there had been a few hitches bobbing up from a lack of awareness of the goal of the trip at the a part of some security operatives.

He, however, stated that following the receipt of this complaint, a directive have been given from the headquarters for the get right of entry to by using the parents to be eased.

“If the situation persists, please allow us to recognize in order that the higher authorities will make a similarly intercession,” he stated.

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