President Donald J. Trump and
Presidential Assistant Ivanka Trump welcome Chibok schoolgirls Joy Bishara and
Lydia Pogu, who along with more than 270 classmates were kidnapped by the Book
Haram militants in April 2014, and recently released, visit the Oval Office at
the White House,Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Official White
House Photo by Claire Barnett)
Joy Bishara
and Lydia Pogu, two of the Chibok schoolgirls, who escaped from Boko Haram
captivity in 2014, read a
letter applauding United States President Donald
Trump during a recent visit to the White House.
The White
House released more photos of the girls on Saturday, saying during their visit,
Joy and Lyida “read the President a letter about their experience”.
On the night
of April 14, 2014, Boko Haram terrorists attacked the Government Girls
Secondary School in Chibok, Borno.
An excerpt
of the letter is below:
“Mr.
President, we urge you to keep America safe and strong.
“We know
that some people are trying to discourage you.
“Do not be
discouraged. You are right to keep American safe and strong.
“Not only
for America. But for the world.
“If America
is not safe and strong, where can people like us look for hope, when there is
danger?
“Finally, we
urge you to keep making America prosperous.”
Trump and
his daughter, Ivanka, hosted the Chibok schoolgirls during their visit, the
White House said.
The Boko
Haram insurgents broke into the school and kidnapped the girls, who were
sitting for their final exams.
“But
approximately 50 of the girls have escaped, including Joy Bishara and Lydia
Pogu, who visited President Donald Trump, and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, at
the White House last Tuesday.
“The girls
are recent graduates of Canyonville Christian Academy in Oregon, and they were
accompanied by the school President, Doug Wead.
“The
President and Ivanka were both deeply moved by the girls’ visit,” the statement
by the White House read.
The Chibok
schoolgirls’ visit coincided with the U.S. State Department’s release of its
annual Trafficking in Persons Report.
“In the wake
of the report, the two Chibok schoolgirls’ visit to the White House was a
reminder that the survivors of the scourge of human trafficking are heroes
whose courage can inspire us all,” the White House said.
“Let us
recommit ourselves to finding those still in the shadows of exploitation, and
let us celebrate the heroes who continue to shine on the darkness of human
traffick.” NAN
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