A
survivor of the deadly Boko Haram attack, 26-year-old Abubakar Umar,
who was shot in both arms in November 2014 in Kano during one of the
terrorists attacks is now a graduate.
He graduated with a degree
in Petroleum Chemistry at the ABTI-American University of Nigeria, Yola
Adamawa state on Monday May 11th.
Read his touching speech blow:
“I
think I should have died on that day, I could have died on that day. I
lost so much blood, there wasn’t any medication. I just saw these people
coming out of the bush. They were screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is
greatest) and shooting at my car.
At
first I stopped because some of them had military trousers and boots
but then I noticed their headbands and what they were saying, so I
realised they were insurgents. They shot me in my right arm. I continued
(driving). I didn’t know where I was going. I just kept on driving. I
thought I would reach a checkpoint and report the case. I never met any
checkpoint.
I put mud and
chicken dung on my head to look like a madman. I removed my shoes and
put them in my pocket… (but) I didn’t see Boko Haram. But somehow I
think the Lord kept me alive for a special reason and one of those
reasons was to complete my degree. I’ve made it and I’ve graduated, so
I’m very happy” he said as he awarded his certificate.
Such a heart warming story.