American church to sponsor 4 Chibok girls’ university education

The Church of the Servant King, Gardena, California, has asked for approval from the Nigerian government to sponsor the university education of four of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, who recently regained freedom.

Th e request was made through a letter by the pastor of the church, Richard Read, to the Minster for Women Aff airs, Jummai Alhassan.

Th e contact person of the church in Nigeria, Mercel Sunny, who delivered the letter to the minister, made a copy available to PREMIUM TIMES in Gombe yesterday.

Th e church said it had made arrangement for the admission of the girls into Hope International University, Fullerton, California for the 2017/18 academic session.

Th e church said it would sponsor the university education of the girls in order to give them hope and a better life.

“Back in the 70s and 80s, we sponsored 30 Cambodian people,” the church stated in the letter.

“We assisted them in assimilating and establishing new lives in a new world and lived in our homes with us.

We believe this situation warrants the same kind of response.

“We are well prepared to love and care for these young women while they are in the US.

Our prayers are that these four will achieve success to counterbalance the horror they went through with the Boko Haram,” part of the letter read.

Th e church disclosed that a number of benefactors would off set the expenses of the girls for university education in the U.S.

Th e church’s letter did not specify the names of the girls, indicating that it would accept any four willing and qualifi ed for admission to the U.S. University

 

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