Popular Nigerian celebs, Tiwa Savage and Tonto Dikeh led a #BringBackOurGirls campaign on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Ikoyi, Lagos. The celebrities alongside hundreds of Nigerians came out to support the condemnation of the April 14 abduction of over 200 girls in Chibok, Borno State.
The award winning musician, Tiwa Savage, who got married in Dubai few days ago was joined by eccentric Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh alongside many concerned Nigerians, including the organiser of the Future Awards, Debola Williams.
NigerianEye gathered from a reliable source that at the Government House, a rep from the house spoke to protestants to maintain decorum at the premises and promised that the Lagos State Governor would attend to them in due time.
About Twenty minutes later, State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola came out to address them. He assured the safety of the citizens of Lagos State. Fashola also consoled the parents of the abducted girls.
Future Awards organizer Debola Williams spoke on behalf the protestants at the government house, asking the Government for clarity on the abducted girls and safety of the Lagosians. ‘I feel your pain and the pain of the parents whose daughters are involved in the abduction, at the moment I have no information to share with you as none has been made available to the state house, We all need to be informative in other to carry out work effectively, he said. ‘We are doing our very best to maintain the safety of lives and properties in Lagos state which is my number one job, security meetings was held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, I assure you Lagos is Safe, but we need to be more vigilant, if you see anything say something and pass the information around’, he added.
Tiwa Savage – It is not an isolated protest we are sending message across to the terrorist that we won’t accept it this time around, We have heard that the government are actually working effectively for the release of the abducted girls but am yet to see result, We have to fight for ourselves, we can’t just rely on international support.
Tonto Dikeh – ‘Our protest today to the government house is a peaceful protest, we must continue until we have a positive effect, we brought the American military men and other military men from other countries for international support to fight for the release of the abduction girls, and also am yet to see the Nigeria government assistance on the issue’. Kudos to the celebrities worldwide who have dedicated their time to show their support on the abduction girls, we love them all.
The rally was ended with the second stanza of the Nigerian National Anthem...
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| Tonto Dikeh |
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| Tiwa and other protesters |
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| Debola Williams |
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| #Bringbackourgirls Tshirts sold at venue |
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Good initiative indeed; but you have to remember that kidnapping, wherever it is committed, has to be comdained with the same anger and solidarity. Now that you are feeling what the families of the kidnapped foreigners feel when MEND shameless idiots abduct them, you better know that time has come for you to have your brothers who made kidnapping their everyday business arrested and brought to book.
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