Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili
The convener of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG group, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to a statement credited to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who was quoted as saying that the activities of BBOG was threatening the peace of the FCT.
The former minister while speaking during the daily gathering of the group at the Unity Fountain, noted that nobody can threaten the group and that the IG needs to educate himself properly about democracy.
She told reporters, “Our response is that he (IGP) should ask for the file that recorded our advocacy between 2014 and 2015 when the previous administration used all kinds of tactics similar to this one to try to violate our constitutional liberty.
“Not only did the constitution uphold that right, the court also upheld our rights. He should just read this files, he should be able to find what he needs in order to educate himself properly about democracy and citizens’ right to peaceful assembly.
While maintaining that the group will not relent in its quest to see to the release of the abducted girls, she noted that their activities were not violent but peaceful and orderly.
“We are a peaceful movement as everyone knows, so we are not changing anything, no retreat, no surrender.
“Are our girls back? If the government says that we are unreasonable in demanding for our Chibok girls in the way that we have been demanding for them since 2014, they need to show the evidence that counters our stance.”
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