Three abducted Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram captivity and enrolled at the American University of Nigeria, AUN, in Yola, have graduated along with 186 other students.
The 189 students received their first degrees in various disciplines during the university’s convocation ceremony on Saturday.
Vice Chancellor Dwayne Frazier urged the graduates to uphold the institution’s values. He emphasized that AUN is a developing university that equips students to tackle new challenges.
“I have no doubt that you will excel because you have all shown resilience, determination, and commitment. These qualities will propel you to succeed and contribute to the country’s development,” Frazier said.
Guest speaker Professor Mike Ozekhome asserted that the AUN has proven that it can impact the world positively.
Ozekhome told the graduates: “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 and the university said the honour is in recognition of his work in promoting peace, human rights, rule of law, and good governance in Nigeria.