– The police IG, Ibrahim Idris, said he has had enough of the continuous protest embarked upon by the#BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group– He said the continuous protest poses threat to public peace– Idris said as a parent, he feels their plight but the police would not just sit and watch the group trample on other peoples’ rightsThe Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said theactivities of the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group are becoming a threat to public peace and order.BBOG denied access to Presidential villaSpeaking on Wednesday, September 7, during a visit by thenational president of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Gloria Shoda and other members of the council executive to his office in Abuja, Idris said the police will not just sit and watch the BBOG group trample on other peoples’ rights through over-dramatization of emotions.READ ALSO:Ezekwesili shocked as BBOG is declared scam at Aso RockHe cautioned the #BringBackOurGirls protagonists, saying‘enough is enough’, The Nation reports.According to him, their aim has already been achieved as the government has invested huge resources in ensuring that the missing Chibok girls are rescued and re-united with their various families.Idris said the police is aware of the plight of the parents of the schoolgirls and other civil groups.The police IG said: “However, the activities of the BringBackOurGirls group in Abuja, the nation’s capital recently, are becoming worrisome and threat to public peace and order.“#BringBackOurGirls protagonists must understand that in the exercise of their rights, they must not trample on other peoples’ rights through over-dramatization of emotions, self-serving propaganda and disrespect of public (office) holders.READ ALSO:Police ban Bring Back Our Girls group, others from protesting“The police will not sit on the fence and watch such a scenario unfold. The rights of law-abiding citizens must be protected within the context of the law and we believe that enough is enough.”The BBOG group has carried out series of protests in their quest for the safe rescue of over 200 school girls abducted from their hostel in Government Secondary School, Chibok .Last week, they were stopped from entering the Presidential Villain Abuja.On Tuesday, September 6,the Nigerian police banned all forms of protestwithin the Federal Capital Territory.
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