Nigeria Bans ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ Protests

Nigerian police have banned protests calling on the government to “bring back our girls.”

The protests, which began in Abuja in late April and spread into a global movement by May 1, have "degenerated" and are "now posing a serious security threat," Abuja police commissioner Joseph Mbu said, according to the Associated Press.

More than 200 schoolgirls have been missing since April 15, taken from their school in the northern Nigerian city of Chibok by Boko Haram Islamic militants. Some have escaped Read more...