YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).
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...
14 inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prison in Kano state was set free by their Governor Abdullahi Ganduje after he paid their fines.He announced the release of the inmates today friday during a visit to the prison in Kano state.He said the gesture was part of the state government's effort to alleviate the sufferings of the common man,especially those inmates who could not pay the fine.The News Agency of Nigeria {NAN} reports that the release of the inmates follows the recommendation of the state committee on the prerogative of mercy.The governor urged the released prisoners to be of good conduct after their reunion with their respective families.He gave each of the 14 inmates N5,000 to enable them transport themselves to their respective home towns and villages.
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