Chibok Girls: Protesters March were stopped by Policemen

The Nigerian Policemen on Tuesday stop the protest done by
the BringBackOurGirls group to march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, to speak with Mr President on how to tackle the security situation in order to rescue the 219 Chibok girls in Boko Haram custody.

The protesters were stopped from entering the villa gate and their protest was was done at Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro Abuja, where they were addressed by Female government delegation which include Minister for Women Affairs “Hajia Zainab Maina”, the Minister of Environment “Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi” the Minister of Land and Housing ”Mrs. Lawrencia Laraba-Mallam” and the Minister of Water Resources “Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe”.

Those who want to make use of Gowon Crescent in order to have access road to the villa, were turned back when they are looking at the security personnel who barricaded the road with their vehicles.

Maina, while addressing the protesters said the Federal Government is doing everything in his capacity to ensure the safe release of the schoolgirls. She said,  “We are here to meet you because Mr. President is very busy today and he cannot come out. The government is trying all it could to make sure that these girls are brought back. They are our daughters. We are all mothers; as much as it hurts you, it hurts us. You know as well as we do that some of you are very much aware of the efforts that the government has been making to make sure that these our daughters are brought back alive.”