Following repeated enquiries from the media, we stumbled
upon information of an event tagged “Official Inauguration and Signing of
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Chibok Girls Endowment Project”
organised by the “Peace Corps of Nigeria” and “Africa Support and Empowerment
Initiative”, with Hadiza Buhari-Bello.
We are shocked, perplexed and completely dumbfounded to see
the bold inscription of our hard-earned name, #BringBackOurGirls, on the
event’s backdrop. We state categorically that we are not party to the said
event and have absolutely no information of its origin. We urge the general
public to disregard attempts at linking our movement to this highly suspicious
event.
After 902 days of painstaking advocacy, it is disheartening
and unfortunate to suddenly see attempts, by external actors, to use it for
selfish purposes. We have carefully built our reputation as a well-organized
and disciplined global movement that is completely self-funded.
The deliberate decision, to remain funded by sacrificial
contributions of members for our very negligible needs, is the reason we are
solely a Citizens’ Movement, and not an NGO. It will be highly injurious to
allow it be dragged in the mud at this point. We therefore demand an immediate
retraction and unreserved apology from the organizers.
Together with our lawyers, Femi Falana & Co., we are
considering a response to this attempt to smear our movement. We call on the
general public and law enforcement agencies to be on the look-out for
unscrupulous persons who may already be/are planning similar nefarious acts to
deceive the local and international community.
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