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...
According to sources,a 31 year old man as pictured above and identified as Husseni Elisha have been arrested and charged before a Magistrate court at Ejigbo for allegedly impersonating mobile police officer and he mounted road block to extort money from motorists in Lagos state.He confessed that he did so to raise money to pay his pregnant wife medical bill who recently delivered a baby boy.The Adamawa state born Elisha was arrested at Mosalasi bus stop,at Egbeda area where he mounted the road block causing traffic gridlock and forcrfully extorting money from motorists and motocycle operators.While he was carrying the illegal extortion,a patrol team from Area M Idimu command apprehended him and asked to know why he was doing so.He introduced himself as a mobile policeman and presented a police identity card which was later discovered to be fake.On preliminary investigation,the team discovered that he was not a police man and he was subsequently arrested and took him to the command.He confessed that he was not a policeman =,saying he made his papers in WAEC exam with credits and applied to join the airforce and police but did not make the cut.He said he decided to come to Lagos six years ago to set up a business but again was unable to do that due to fund.He said he decided to impersonate and was using it to extort from motorists before he was arrested .On the day he was arrested,Elisha said what prompted him to embark on serious extortion was no money to pay their medical bill and feeding.According to police,Elisha was caught wearing mobile uniform,identity card and warrant and was using it to extort money from motorists and motorcycle operators.He was charged to court for the alleged offence on a three count charge under the Criminal Code.He pleaded not guilty.The matter was adjourned till 5 December 2015.B
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