Thursday, 8 May 2014

Chibok abduction: Female police, Civil Defence officers join women to protest in Lafia


Female police officers and officers of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corp came out today to protest with women in Nassarawa state over the abduction of the Chibok girls. The women who gathered under the aegis of Federation of Muslim Woman Association of Nigeria(FOMWAN) and the Women wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) Nassarawa chapter, took to the streets of Lafia, with placards bearing one message - bring back our girls. Continue...

They stopped at the Government house where they dropped a letter with the Secretary to the State Government, Hajiya Zainab Abdulmumin who is expected to pass it on to the state Governor.

One of the police officers, an assistant Supretendent of Police (ASP) said during the protest
"We are law enforcement officers and men. See us, we are women, we are mothers. Its our daughters today, it could be we tomorrow" she said as she fought tears.

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