The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Uhogua near Benin has produced no fewer than 10 graduates from various tertiary institutions across the country.
Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, the Coordinator of the camp, disclosed this on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
The number represents eight of the IDPs who have completed their courses of studies and graduated earlier and two who recently graduated from Edo University, Uzairue, Folorunsho explained.
So far 10 of the IDPs have graduated from various tertiary institutions since the inception of the camp about nine years ago.
Giving an analysis, he said two of the graduands graduated with a B.Sc in Nursing/Midwifery from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and Edo University, Uzairue, respectively.
He added that the others graduated with a B.Sc in Pharmacy, from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and another with an M.Sc in Anatomy from the same institution.
“We also have one who graduated with a B.Sc in Microbiology from the University of Maiduguri, another one with a B.Sc Agricultural Science from the same institution, and yet another with a B.Sc Health Education from the same school.
“Then we have one graduate each with Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting from the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, HND, Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa state and B.A, History and International Studies, Edo University, Uzairue.”
He divulged that there were currently about 158 IDPs in different institutions of higher learning across the country, with about 53 of them from the North East.
He however stated that of the total number of IDPs in tertiary institutions, 10 were in their final year.
The Coordinator also disclosed that no fewer than 200 of the IDPs would have gained admission for the next academic session but for the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
