Wednesday, May 28, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls : Fashola urges Boko Haram to release the abducted girls in Childen's Day speech

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Today , Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola  urged the Islamist sect Boko Haram to release over 270 Chibok school girls abducted since  April 14 during the  2014 Children’s Day celebration in Ikeja , Lagos .


Pupils who participated  from various schools were all dressed in red vests with the inscription “Bring Back Our Girls”. They all marched round the venue to the acknowledgement of the governor. 


Fashola who addressed the pupils said : 
“Somebody asked me what the people who have taken our children want, but the truth is that I do not know.But what I do know is that whatever it is those people want, it is not the children who can give it to them, it is adults .You must not be afraid of going to school. I, your governor, your parents, will do everything we can do to ensure that your schools are safe and that you are also safe in your communities.”
He  assured the pupils that the government would do everything to ensure the schools are safe and that  the pupils are also safe in their communities . Due to recent rampant  kidnapping in the state , he also  advised the children not to trust strangers and not to accept gifts from people 

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