Nigeria's First Lady 'arrests abduction protest leaders'

Nigeria's First Lady 'arrests abduction protest leaders'

Nigeria's First Lady order arrests of women leading protests over abduction of 276 girls, According to Chat212 Power Fm News Mail sources

The ALjazeera News agency is reporting that - The First Lady Nigeria's Nigeria's As been accused of ordering arrest of women leading protests over abduction of 276 girls, saying incident fabricated.

A leader of a protest march for 276 missing schoolgirls has said that Nigeria's First Lady ordered her and another protest leader to be arrested, expressing doubts that there had been any kidnapping and accused them of belonging to the group blamed for the abductions.

Saratu Angus Ndirpaya, from of Chibok where the kidnappings took place, said state security service agents drove her and protest leader Naomi Mutah Nyadar to a police station on Monday after an all-night meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja, the capital.

She said police immediately released her but that Nyadar remains in detention.

A national police spokesman referred a journalist to the spokeswoman for police in Abuja. Reached on the phone, the spokeswoman said she was driving and could not immediately respond, the AP news agency reported.

Other reports said three women had been arrested on Sunday night.