Meet The American Billionaire Who Took Rescued Chibok Girls Under His Wing.
Black American billionaire, Mr. Robert Smith, is currently
sponsoring the education of 24 Chibok schoolgirls, among them, the first set of
escapees from Boko Haram at the American University of Nigeria, Yola.
It costs anywhere from $5,000 to $11,000 a year to educate a
student at the school which is owned by wealthy Nigerian politician and
businessman, Atiku Abubakar.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement on Monday.
He said Smith has also offered to pay for the education of
the 21 Chibok girls released through negotiations and was offering to take
responsibility for all the others “who will hopefully be eventually set free.”
The presidential spokesman said the Murtala Mohammed
Foundation in the country was equally interested in sponsoring the Chibok
girls’ education.
Robert Smith is a 54-year-old businessman.
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