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A 22-year-old girl, Maryam Umar, who was born without arms, has pleaded with public-spirited Nigerians, the government and non-governmental organisations to come to her aid to enable her to complete her registration into Gombe State University.

Umar writes and does house chores with her toes.

Based on the payment advice obtained by Sunday PUNCH, she recently obtained admission to study Economics at the varsity but has to pay N81,322.50 for school fees.

Pleading for assistance in an interview with journalists at the Correspondents’ Chapel, Umar said her parents did not have the resources to enable her to proceed in her academic pursuit, adding that she survived on alms from residents.


She said, “My parents reside at BCGA, Gombe. I rounded off secondary school in 2022. I scored 182 in the UTME and I already have four credits, including English and Mathematics, in NECO.

“But I don’t have money for registration to study Economics at the Gombe State University. My parents don’t have money and I’m appealing to public-spirited individuals to support me so that I don’t waste this opportunity.”

Umar disclosed that she was from a large family, adding that her father had eight children.

“I am the third child and the only one born without arms. I will also have eight children; I want to do business when I complete my education,” she stated.

She maintained that she had chosen to see ability in her disability, noting that she practically did everything for herself without being a liability to anyone.

Umar said, “I feel happy that I have seen ability in my disability and whatever anybody can do with hand I can do with the leg.”

Interested Nigerians may donate to Umar’s Union Bank account: 0015749904.

Source: https://punchng.com/Armless-Gombe-girl-writing-with-toes-gets-varsity-admission

There is always ability in disability

Congratulations

I celebrate you young lady.

God is awesome!.

She even deserves more.

Andrewblog:
God of mercy

Which God are you talking about

The one that allowed forty thousands people to die in Turkey earthquake
Hahah...one nairaland says turkey is too far
"turkey is too far. The flood that ravaged Nigeria last year nko? That killed countless number of human beings and destroyed farms and millions of properties, just because godly Nigerians reneged on building dam in adamawa as agreed in 1982 with Cameroon when Cameroon built theirs."

God is great .GOD created human being in a unique way..we don't even know what we are capable of doing by God's grace upon his creation... Christians should not allow APC thieves to divide our unity of purpose to retrieve Peter stolen mandate .
They will come with more propaganda against Peter obi don't fail for it ..if they're not shameless to share a private phone conversation between two elite citizens of Nigeria then we need to brace up for more propaganda from this shameless propagandists ..

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May God forgive the able-bodied that complains that God has not been good. You will never know what means to be physically challenged

The government should sponsor her education, these are some of the place our tax money should go to.

Smarter than all APC supporters combined

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Prosthetic hands first pls.

She fit get better writing pass me self ..

Nice

Someone above said he will commit suicide if found in that situation. Just thank God for life

So what's your reason for being depressed again?

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Wow congrats

sulakishop:
There is always ability in disability

True, but Not always. It doesn’t happen always. It’s once a while.

Brave and courageous. Hope she gets all the help she needs and hope she get oriented against the 8 children she years for, unless she would encounter no financial issues raising them, which, of course, is very hard to conjure.

It's so appalling how the society has turned.....you have to be completely disabled in other to get help, poverty, hunger, unemployment, lack of basic amenities, insecurity are all part of disability, our leaders should fix these!

This is great, I think this young lady suppose to be placed on state government scholarship. I salute her courage.

Fut9ure:
Which God are you talking about

The one that allowed forty thousands people to die in Turkey earthquake
Hahah...one nairaland says turkey is too far
"turkey is too far. The flood that ravaged Nigeria last year nko? That killed countless number of human beings and destroyed farms and millions of properties, just because godly Nigerians reneged on building dam in adamawa as agreed in 1982 with Cameroon when Cameroon built theirs."

Did you or have you join the list...?...

I pray help locates her...