We will Protest Unless You #BingBackOurGirls; Oby Ezekwesili declares as police attempt to stop Abuja protest

Nigerian Police Force attempted to disrupt the #BringBackOurGirls sit-out today at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, but a former Minister was reported to have dared the Police that nothing can stop the ongoing protest until the girls are back safely.

#BringBackOurGirls  peaceful protest which took place this afternoon faced serious opposition from the police who wanted all the protesters out of the venue or face arrest. Among those present for the rally were former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, as well as former lawmaker, Dino Melaye.

Below are Twitter updates of the protest:

UPDATE - #BringBackOurGirls: Police denie ball to the arrested protest leader

Efforts by lawyers to free the detained leader of the #BringBackOurGirls protest have been stalled as the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Asokoro police station where she is detained has “absconded.”

The police officer who is said to have exclusive knowledge of her offence locked her up and left the station after crowd began to gather to demand her release.

According Mrs. Nyarda’s lawyers, she is detained arbitrarily without an offence as the police has no documentation about her in the station.

“Her name is not listed in he ‘entry book’ at the station and no one else besides the DPO knows about her case,” her lawyers said. 

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