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Chibok girls: Charly Boy embarks on ‘one-man march’ to Aso Rock (photos)

Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, on Monday, April 10, embarked on a one-man march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja in solidarity with the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement. The BBOG is commemorating the third anniversary of the Chibok girls abduction. 


Chibok girls: Charly Boy embarks on ‘solo march’ to Aso Rock

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