Police Disperse #BringBackOurGirls Protesters with Teargas

The group had convened at Unity Fountain in Abuja - where they have been observing a daily sit-down protest to demand the release of the schoolgirls still in Boko Haram custody - when the incident happened.

Aisha Yesufu wrote: Four years ago today 23/04/14 the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls was created. Today 23/04/18 @PoliceNG attacked members of #BringBackOurGirls to shut us up We would not stop Not Until Our Girls Are Back and Alive #NotWithoutOurDaughters #BringBackOurGirls

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