10/08/2026
“I’m from Yola, Adamawa State, in the North-East, and I just graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
When I first got admission to UNN, my parents, friends and almost everyone around me tried to discourage me from going to an Igbo university. They told me all sorts of things, and that the Igbo people would kill me, that they would even eat me. 😂
But I refused to listen. I wanted to study at UNN, so I came anyway.
During my first and second years, my mother was always worried about me. She would call me in the morning, afternoon and at night just to make sure I was okay and nothing had happened to me.
But after spending years in Igboland, I can honestly say that I have never experienced a place like this. The people, the culture, the way of life and the warmth I received completely changed my perception.
The same place everyone warned me about became a place I fell deeply in love with.
Now that I have graduated, I can confidently say this: if I have another life, I pray God makes me an Igbo person. 😂❤️
— Fresh graduate of UNN from Adamawa State
