Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says that
the activity of the advocacy group, Bring Back Our
Girls, is becoming worrisome and is a threat to
public peace and order.
Idris said this against the backdrop of the recent
standoff the group has had with security operatives
during their March to the presidential villa in Abuja.
The IGP bared his mind when the National President
of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS),
Gloria Shoda and other members of the Council
executive paid him a visit at his office in Abuja.
“The police management is aware of the agitation
and the plight of parents of the abducted Chibok
schoolgirls and other civil groups. As parents
ourselves, we sympathize with them in these trying
moments. Evidently, the government has invested
huge resources in ensuring that the girls are rescued
and re-united with their various families. However,
the activities of the BringBackOurGirls group in
Abuja, the nation’s capital recently, are becoming
worrisome and threat to public peace and order.
#BringBackOurGirls protagonists must understand
that in the exercise of their rights, they must not
trample on other peoples’ rights through over-
dramatization of emotions, self-serving propaganda
and disrespect of public (office) holders. The police
will not sit on the fence and watch such a scenario
unfold. The rights of law-abiding citizens must be
protected within the context of the law and we
believe that enough is enough”.