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Nigeria kidnapped girls: Support rallies banned in Abuja
Source: BBC News --Africa
Nigeria kidnapped girls: Support rallies banned in Abuja
2 June 2014
Nigerian police have banned public protests in the capital Abuja for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants in April.
Abuja police commissioner Joseph Mbu said the rallies were "now posing a serious security threat".
Nigeria has seen almost daily rallies calling for the government to take firmer action to rescue the girls...
...In a statement, Mr Mbu said that public protests had "degenerated" and were now a security threat.... MORE
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27671688
I call B.S. I think the government in Abuja just doesn't like the world attention being cast on their incompetence and corruption.
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Nigeria kidnapped girls: Support rallies banned in Abuja (Original Post)
theHandpuppet
Jun 2014
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sheshe2
(83,791 posts)1. Seriously!?
Abuja police commissioner Joseph Mbu said the rallies were "now posing a serious security threat".
And more than 200 hundred girls kidnapped is not a security threat!? Get your heads out of your collective asses and do something!
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)2. Kick!
Borchkins
(724 posts)3. k&R disgusting
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)4. Ridiculous. This needs to be back on the radar again.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)5. Evidently a "rival" protest group started showing up
which may or may not be totally legit...That's where the friction started...