Nigerian woman Esther Ibanga, a pastor and activist in who has campaigned against extremist group, Boko Haram was on Tuesday Feb. 24th awarded a Japanese peace prize worth $170,000.
For her tireless vocal protest against Boko Haram killings and
kidnappings, and pressuring central and local governing officials to
fight back against the extremists. the Niwano Peace Foundation said it
has awarded Ibanga its 20 million yen annual prize.
“Esther has worked
extensively to foster and facilitate reconciliation between conflicting
religious and tribal groups, setting up an organization that has all
tribal women leaders on its membership” the Buddhist group-backed
foundation said.
$170k would be about N34million now. Congrats to her…
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