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Ban Ki Moon stopped from meeting #BBOG
In from Olumide Olaoluwa …
United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, was prevented from meeting with the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) group by his Security Team.
Moon, who was expected to drop by at the unity fountain to meet with the campaigners, stayed away from the venue owing to security reasons.
He also failed to turn up at the meeting rescheduled for the Transcorp Hilton because of his scheduled dinner with the President.
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Members of the group who laid siege on the UN scribe were dismissed by the former minister of education Oby Ezekwesilli after a closed door meeting with Ban Ki Moon.
Ezekwesilli told reporters that the #BBOG members understood the security concerns over the UN scribe.
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