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On Thursday, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria urged #BringBackOurGirls protesters to direct their protests at the terrorists who abducted over 200 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state.
The protesters who had attempted to march to the Aso Rock presidential Villa but were stopped at the Federal Secretariat within the Three Arms Zone, about 2Km away from the villa were received by Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Olajumoke Akinjide; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed; Minister of Information, Labaran Maku; Minister of Women Affairs, Zaynab Maina; and Minister of Environment, Lawrencia Laraba.
Speaking on behalf of the President, Minister of state, Federal Capital Terriroty welcomed the protesters and thanked them for show of solidarity.
She assured them that the government was working hard to effect the release of the schoolgirls.
"From the very first day this kidnapping occurred the Federal Government took action, directing our security services to go after the abductors. The search for our daughters has now assumed regional and global proportion and our nation has received strong support from our neighbouring countries and the international community including the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, among others.
"The security forces also reached out to the Borno state government and community members for support and collaboration to bring back our innocent daughters. So far, the campaign to bring our daughters back home is on, and is receiving global support. Nigeria in collaboration with Chad, Niger, Cameroun and Benin Republic have all agreed to establish a single centre for sharing intelligence on the activities of terrorists across our boundaries.
"Apart from those efforts in the public space, our President has personally initiated consultations with so many stakeholders, to explore alternative methods of resolving this crisis. It is wrong and most unfair to suggest that there was a slow reaction to this kidnapping. The Commander-in-Chief meets with the security chiefs almost daily, and he is also in constant consultations with regional and global partners on these terrorist threats.
"This is why I want to appeal to your group and others through this medium, that it is important that your genuine patriotic zeal is matched with a realistic understanding of the situation in expressing concern and sentiment on this matter and other matters of terrorism".
" Government believes that we all must come together to fight terrorism and that protests should be directed at the terrorists who have abducted our innocent daughters and deprived them of a place at the fountain of freedom in our country".
She further warned against the politicizing of the campaign against terror.
Photo Credit: Sahara Reporter
#bokoharam #chibok #borno #BringBackOurGirls #labranmaku #piusayim #OlajumokeAkinjide #BalaMohammed
The protesters who had attempted to march to the Aso Rock presidential Villa but were stopped at the Federal Secretariat within the Three Arms Zone, about 2Km away from the villa were received by Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Olajumoke Akinjide; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed; Minister of Information, Labaran Maku; Minister of Women Affairs, Zaynab Maina; and Minister of Environment, Lawrencia Laraba.
Speaking on behalf of the President, Minister of state, Federal Capital Terriroty welcomed the protesters and thanked them for show of solidarity.
She assured them that the government was working hard to effect the release of the schoolgirls.
"From the very first day this kidnapping occurred the Federal Government took action, directing our security services to go after the abductors. The search for our daughters has now assumed regional and global proportion and our nation has received strong support from our neighbouring countries and the international community including the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, among others.
"The security forces also reached out to the Borno state government and community members for support and collaboration to bring back our innocent daughters. So far, the campaign to bring our daughters back home is on, and is receiving global support. Nigeria in collaboration with Chad, Niger, Cameroun and Benin Republic have all agreed to establish a single centre for sharing intelligence on the activities of terrorists across our boundaries.
"Apart from those efforts in the public space, our President has personally initiated consultations with so many stakeholders, to explore alternative methods of resolving this crisis. It is wrong and most unfair to suggest that there was a slow reaction to this kidnapping. The Commander-in-Chief meets with the security chiefs almost daily, and he is also in constant consultations with regional and global partners on these terrorist threats.
"This is why I want to appeal to your group and others through this medium, that it is important that your genuine patriotic zeal is matched with a realistic understanding of the situation in expressing concern and sentiment on this matter and other matters of terrorism".
" Government believes that we all must come together to fight terrorism and that protests should be directed at the terrorists who have abducted our innocent daughters and deprived them of a place at the fountain of freedom in our country".
She further warned against the politicizing of the campaign against terror.
Photo Credit: Sahara Reporter
#bokoharam #chibok #borno #BringBackOurGirls #labranmaku #piusayim #OlajumokeAkinjide #BalaMohammed