Meet Edo IDP with amazing score in 2018 UTME

Forced to abandon his hometown and education when Boko Haram insurgents attacked his home in Gwoza, Yahaya Danjuma, an 18-year-old

In spite of the situation, he finds himself and the conditions of the learning environment at the IDP camp, Danjuma sat for three external exams and proved himself as an academic champion.

In the just concluded 2018 UTME, the young IDP had a total of 294 in the exam as he scored 65 in English Language, 77 in Physics, 79 in Chemistry and 73 Biology.

When asked how he achieved the feat, Danjuma during an interview with Daily Trust said he was thought to prepare well and depend on God.

'I do not depend on anybody, I only depend on my God and my books. And because of that, I prepare very well and succeed in all my examinations. Our guardians taught us to depend on God, and ourselves, so, that aided me in my preparation and with God on my side, I made a good grade''.

Speaking about his experience at the Edo IDP camp, Danjuma said being at the camp has been a mixed experience for him because, despite the manner of getting to the IDP camp, he has been able to get his education right and now on the verge of gaining admission into a University.

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''My experience is good and bad because of the way I came to the camp but God has been helping us and people have been bringing textbooks and other writing materials, though not enough for us all. So God has helped us, people have helped us and because of that, we are doing well in school. The experience is good because despite the manner of coming here, I have got my education right and I am on the verge of entering a university''.

Danjuma is going to UNIBEN to study Medicine and Surgery

Having made his O'Level result and having a worthwhile score in the 2018 UTME, the teenager said he is set to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Benin because he wishes to help people and save lives as his pastor is doing at the camp.

Danjuma has a strong will to succeed regardless of the challenges that come his way. And for this young IDP, the determination to succeed cannot be suppressed or discouraged because he has shown a trait that distinguishes victors by taking advantage of his present difficulties in Edo IDP camp to chase his future.