Photo News: Police block Unity Fountain Abuja, surround #BBOG activists

Lanre Babalola

The Nigeria Police has blocked the Unity Fountain Abuja where Bring Back Our Girls activists regularly meet to draw government attention to the plight of the more than 100 Chibok school girls still being held by Boko Haram in the Northeast of the country.

In various tweets, the #BBOG activists at the besieged Unity Fountain drew the attention of Nigerians and the world to their plight.

Read the tweets below:

”We urge @PoliceNG to end the harassment & intimidation of @BBOG_Nigeria protesters & respect their rights to freedom of expression & assembly. The govt. shouldn’t be frightened by a peaceful assembly to demand return of Nigerian girls. @MBuhari @ProfOsinbajo #BringBackOurGirls” Aisha Yesufu

@AishaYesufu
”We have been stopped by @PoliceNG from demanding for our #ChibokGirls at Unity Fountain Abuja but we would not stop
#BringBackOurGirls
Ms…