Nigeria abductions: Vows to remember Chibok girls

The young women demonstrating in Abuja sang and chanted "solidarity forever" as they marched. They wore red T-shirts with the words "#365DaysOn" and "#NeverToBeForgotten".

Crowds gathered at a park in central Abuja, demanding the government tell them the truth about the girls, the BBC's Kaura Abubakar reports.

One woman travelled 750km (460 miles) to show her support, our correspondent adds.

Ceremonies are also being held in Lagos, and in France, the UK and US.

Boko Haram say the kidnapped girls have converted to Islam and been married off. One witness told the BBC that she saw more than 50 of them alive three weeks ago in the north-eastern town of Gwoza.

Activists held a candlelit vigil for the girls as night fell in Abuja

A solidarity protest was held in France

Protesters also gathered outside Nigeria House in London

Ahmed Salkida, a journalist with close links to Boko Haram, told the BBC he believed the girls were "well and healthy".

"According to [the jihadists] the girls have converted to Islam, so they regard them as very important," he said.