Chibok Girl Who Escaped Boko Haram Rebuilds Life In U.S., Marries
Joy Bishara, one of the 276 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014, has rebuilt her life in the United States.
Bishara, who escaped by jumping from a moving truck with her cousin, Lydia Pogu, said the decision to leap was inspired by divine guidance.
She relocated to the U.S. in August 2014 with support from Jubilee Campaign, a nonprofit organisation.
She completed her high school education at Canyonville Academy in Oregon before gaining admission to Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
In April 2021, she graduated with a degree in social work, while Pogu earned a degree in legal studies.
Bishara announced her engagement to her American partner, James, in July 2023. Reports later confirmed that the two have since married.
Nearly a decade after the attack, Bishara has continued to speak out for her abducted classmates.
About 82 of the 276 girls remain missing, including Leah Sharibu, who was kidnapped in a separate attack in 2018.
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