Chibok Girls Campaigners To Storm Villa To Meet Jonathan
Marking six months since the day of Chibok girls’ abduction,
the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) activists have marched today, October 14,
to the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, to keep up the pressure on
the government to bring the missing teenage girls back home.
Security was beefed up around the President’s office on Tuesday morning ahead of the planned protest.
The campaigners also organized a candlelit vigil, to keep the fate of
the girls in the public eye, as media attention and on-line interest
keeps decreasing from week to week.
READ ALSO: #BringBackOurGirls As Time Is Running Out – Ezekwesili To FG
The organizers of the march said the main object of it is to tell President Goodluck Jonathan the urgency for the immediate release of Nigeria’s abducted daughters and to hear directly from the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces the precise status of the rescue effort for the Chibok girls.
“In continuation of our Global Week of Action to commemorate the
unfortunate 6 months mark since the abduction of our 219 Chibok girls,
we, the #BringBackOurGirls Abuja family, wish to notify the members of
the public that we have requested for an appointment, and will be
marching to meet with our President on Tuesday (today) October 14, 2014,” the statement by the group read.
It continued that the march would be joined by some of the parents of
the girls, as they stood in solidarity with the kidnaped 219 girls and
their families.
READ ALSO: Obasanjo Says Abducted Chibok Girls May Never Return
Chibok girls, who were kidnapped by the radical Islamist insurgency group, Boko Haram, remain in captivity for half a year.
#BringBackOurGirls campaigns have been launched around the world demanding their release. However, regular and constant marches are being held in Abuja only. More than a million signatures have been gathered to ensure the safe return of girls.
It was reported earlier that four abducted Chibok schoolgirls have been supposedly freed from Boko Haram camp located in Cameroon.
Source:Clement Ejiofor, naij.com, Re-posted by Abdulgafar Abdulraud Adio (a.k.a) esho2luv (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)
Security was beefed up around the President’s office on Tuesday morning ahead of the planned protest.
The #BBOG protesters and security near the Presidential Villa. Photo: #BringBackOurGirls.
READ ALSO: #BringBackOurGirls As Time Is Running Out – Ezekwesili To FG
The organizers of the march said the main object of it is to tell President Goodluck Jonathan the urgency for the immediate release of Nigeria’s abducted daughters and to hear directly from the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces the precise status of the rescue effort for the Chibok girls.
Security was beefed up around the President’s office. Photo: #BringBackOurGirls
#BringBackOurGirls activists at the protest rally near the Presidential Villa. Photo: #BringBackOurGirls
READ ALSO: Obasanjo Says Abducted Chibok Girls May Never Return
Chibok girls, who were kidnapped by the radical Islamist insurgency group, Boko Haram, remain in captivity for half a year.
#BringBackOurGirls campaigns have been launched around the world demanding their release. However, regular and constant marches are being held in Abuja only. More than a million signatures have been gathered to ensure the safe return of girls.
It was reported earlier that four abducted Chibok schoolgirls have been supposedly freed from Boko Haram camp located in Cameroon.
Source:Clement Ejiofor, naij.com, Re-posted by Abdulgafar Abdulraud Adio (a.k.a) esho2luv (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)
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