The Federal Government has approved a fresh allocation of ₦1,854,277,768 to fund the education, rehabilitation, and reintegration of Chibok schoolgirls rescued from captivity by Boko Haram terrorists.
The Director of Press and Public Relations, of the Ministry of education, Boriowo Folasade revealed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the intervention will sustain the Chibok Girls Rehabilitation Programme to 2027.
“The Federal Government has committed the sum of ₦1,854,277,768 to complete the Chibok Girls Intervention Programme, covering tuition, accommodation, vocational training, psychosocial care, and other support up to 2027,” the statement reads.
It stressed that the initiative is a moral obligation to safeguard the girls’ future. “This commitment is not only financial, it is moral. It represents Nigeria’s pledge to turn a dark chapter in our nation’s history into a story of resilience, dignity and hope.”
Recall that on April 14, 2014, Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State while 108 girls have so far been rescued or released with 87 girls still remain missing.
The statement revealed that the package covers tuition, accommodation, vocational training, psychosocial support, and other welfare services for the freed girls, who remain under federal care more than a decade after their abduction.
The ministry also highlighted that 68 of the girls are currently enrolled at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, owned by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. It added that payments for tuition and accommodation at the institution would continue.
