The women doctors were joined by several other women groups including FIDA, Holy Child Old Girls Association, NAWOJ, Catholic Women’s Association, FGGC Owerri Old Girls Association and Duke Town Presbyterian Women.
She said women are at the receiving end of the crisis and they have decided to come out and speak for themselves as no one will speak for them. “Every now and then, even yesterday, there was a kidnap case and so we felt that as women we have to speak out for ourselves. “Calabar used to be the most peaceful state in Nigeria and right now we are living in fear and we cannot continue to live in fear.“We need to visit the governor and the royal fathers of the land and cry to them. If they are keeping quiet what are they going to bequeath to their children?