President Jonathan holding talks with parents of Chibok girls behind closed-doors to #Bringbackourgirls

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                        Photo of Pres. Jonathan


President Goodluck Jonathan is currently meeting with parents of the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno State on April 14 behind closed-doors.
President Jonathan is attending the meeting alongside the President of the Senate, David Mark; Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State; Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State; members of the Federal Executive Council as well as service chiefs among others.
Journalists were asked to leave the venue at about 11.20am when the meeting started.
The meeting which came exactly 99 days after the abduction is still ongoing at the time of filing this report.

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