YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

CABLE THIEVES.

•The suspected cables thieves         The rate of arm robbery in Nigeria is very high,some blame it on unemployment and why some say is a form of collecting their own national cake,but can you rob Peter to pay Paul?.The new case of armed robbery involved 4 men,who around 2.am on Raymond Njoku street,off Awolowo road,Ikoyi Lagos recently stole cables.The suspects have been identified as,Okoya Emmanuel,32,Udoma Okoutu,37,Chi boy Eze,28 and Chike Onyewure,30.Their ring leader Chinedu,Aka Ik,fled on seeing the police.The items recovered from the police include,chisels,jack knives,cutlasses,saw blades,a mercedes benz car used for the operation and about 100 pieces of vandalised armoured cables.Residents in that area tip off the police.The 4 suspects were charged before an Igbosere magistrate's court,on a three count charge of felony,unlawful vandalisation of Nitel cables and stealing.All accused pleaded not guilty and a bail of N500,000 each with two sureties with proof of 6 months bank statement,was required.The 4 prisoners were taken to the Ikoyi prisons in Lagos,since they could not meet up the bail requirements.The matter was adjourned till 29 January 2014 for mention.                                                                                                                                           The suspects

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