Why We Stopped #BringBackOurGirls Protests Today - Police

Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu, Today revealed why his officers stopped today's Chibok Protests demanding the rescue of over 250 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State.

Mbu said that the protests pose a security risk to the area and told his officers to stop the movement.

The Police Chief said: “Protests on the Chibok girls are hereby banned with immediate effect,”

Mbu revealed that rival group named “Release Our Girls” had attacked the Abuja #BringBackOurGirls campaign with bottles recently and destroyed properties.

Mbu said: “Information reaching us is that too soon, dangerous elements will join groups under the guise of protest and detonate explosives aimed at embarrassing the government,’’ he said. “As the FCT police boss, I cannot fold my hands and watch this lawlessness.”

Mbu also said that hawkers have been gathering at the protest site `Fountain of Unity’ and have turned the area into a place for “cooking and selling”.

He said: “When you continue to do it persistently, it becomes nuisance to the government,’.
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