Video: Lagos, Ogun Women Protest Over Chibok School Girls Abduction.

Civil society groups and women on Monday stormed the office of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), to protest the abduction of 234 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.
The protest march, organised by Women for Peace and Justice in Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, was attended by various civil society coalition groups, accompanied by their male counterparts, including rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN).
They were dressed in red outfit, and began the street protest at about 9am at Allen Roundabout, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, before marching in unison to the governor’s office in Alausa.
Armed with placards some of which read, “Bring back our girls,” “Our future leaders are missing, bring them back,” “Chad, Cameroon and Niger, stop enabling criminals,” “We want our girls back alive,” “Save innocent girls,” “Enough is Enough,” “234 girls, Haba!” and “FGN, Free the Chibok Girls,” among others.
Their activities however caused intermittent traffic gridlock on Awolowo Way as they marched along the road singing and demanding for the release of the children.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, the former Attorney General of Lagos State, Justice Wonu Folami (rtd), said the protesters were at the State House to express their grievances over the abduction of the girls in Borno State.
“Our children have been brutally murdered. Over 200 girls were kidnapped, this is very sad that nothing is being done about it. It is sad that the government does not even know the number of girls that are missing.
“We want security to be redoubled immediately. We want them back alive and without them, there can be no tomorrow. Fashola should double his effort to provide security in Lagos State as there are insinuations that they might strike here,” she said.
Falana on his part said, “We demand on the part of the government immediate rescue operation of these girls so that that they can join their parents. We urged the Lagos State government to help convey this message to the Federal Government.
“Until these girls are released, we cannot give the government any pass mark, we want the government to redouble its efforts so that these girls can be returned to their parents. We call on the government to deploy all military forces in Nigeria to collaborate with the international organisations and countries that have gone through this before t ensure the freedom of these abducted girls.
Receiving the protesters, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, said the state government would work with the federal government to ensure the girls were released, adding that it is disheartening to hear that 234 girls were kidnapped.
“We are pained as mothers for this to be happening to our girls. We will do our best to ensure that they are released. All of us should pray and fast for the release of these children because we believe God can do it,” the deputy governor said.