A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

ON THURSDAY EFCC WILL FLAG OFF THE NIGERIAN WOMEN AGAINST CORRUPTION LED BY AISHA BUHARI.{PHOTOS}

        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,will on Thursday ,December 7 flag off the Nigerian Women Against Corruption,WAC,project at the International Conference Centre,Abuja with the aim of engaging women across the country in a nationwide sustainable fight against corruption.According to the Acting Chairman of the EFCC,Ibrahim Magu,the epoch-making event,which is in collaboration with the office of the wife of the President would be flagged off by Her Excellency Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari beginning at nine o'clock in the morning.''The choice of women is strategic,because we belive that they are torch-bearers in the anti-corruption crusade,and it is because of the important role they play in making the society a better place'', Magu said.He further added that: ''The WAC project is aimed at galvanizing Nigerian women to buy into the corruption fight and also to raise the consciousness of the consequences of corruption in the minds of their households''.The WAC programme,which is coming up two days before the twenty sixteen International Anti-Corruption Day celebration,has Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar {retd},Nigeria's first female Chief Justice of Nigeria as the guest speaker.The project will further be taken to the grassroots through the states and local governments across the country.More photos below.

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