MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).
Marissa Bode was 'denied boarding a flight because I'm disabled' Marissa Bode, best known for her role in Wicked, shared on TikTok that she was recently denied boarding a Southern Airways flight because of her wheelchair. She explained that when she asked gate agents for help locating her boarding pass, they questioned whether she could stand. After she said no, they told her she could not board since all of the airline’s planes require passengers to climb stairs. Bode described the experience as “blatant segregation,” criticizing the airline for failing to accommodate disabled travelers. Southern Airways’ contract of carriage states that passengers must be able to ascend and descend steps to board, and because its planes carry fewer than 28 passengers, the airline is exempt from providing lifts under the Air Carrier Access Act. However, Bode said her manager had confirmed with the airline beforehand that she would be accommodated, making the denial even mo...
At about 9.00am this morning,troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed behind Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons {IDP} camp,intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber who had attempted to sneak through the troops inner parapet towards the IDP camp.The vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close.The sniper instantlt shot and killed the terrorists as he tried to force his way to the western flank of the IDP camp fence.Unfortunately,the Improvised Explosive Device {IED} vest strapped on the bomber failed to detonate.Consequently,a combined team of military and police Explosive Ordinance Device {EOD} have been called to safely detonate the IED.The situation at the camp and the general area is calm.
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