Goodluck Jonathan says #BringBackOurGirls campaign is 'Political'!

According to BBC news, President Goodluck Jonathan has accused activists of "playing politics" after his meeting with parents of the abducted schoolgirls was called off.

The #BringBackOurGirls group should be ashamed of manipulating "the victims of terrorism", he said.

It was gathered that President Jonathan agreed to the meeting on Monday following an appeal by Pakistani rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai. His first meeting with some of the girls' parents on was reportedly due to hold on Tuesday.

Reports says President Jonathan planned to meet 12 parents and five girls who escaped shortly after being captured but the parents withdrew at the last minute without giving any reason.

"Unfortunately, political forces within the Nigerian chapter of Bring Back Our Girls have decided to take this opportunity to play politics with the situation and the grief of the parents and the girls. They should be ashamed of their actions," he said in a statement.

"Those who would manipulate the victims of terrorism for their own benefit are engaging in a similar kind of evil: Psychological terrorism," he added.

Spokesman to the President Doyin Okupe said the President was "extremely distraught".