MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).

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 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...

POLICE ARREST TWO FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN LAGOS.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



 POLICE ARREST TWO FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM 



Detectives of Badagry Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Sodiq Muftau ‘m’ aka Mainama aged 30 and Surakat Toheeb 'm' aka Elewedu aged 29 in Badagry on Friday, September 23, 2022 at about 18:30hrs.

The suspects were arrested when policemen on routine patrol noticed their suspicious movement within Ajara Community. Other members of the gang took to their heels upon sighting with the police. 

After a thorough search of the suspects, a locally made double-barrelled pistol,nine live cartridges, charms and weed suspected to be indian hemp were found in their possession. 

Investigation revealed that the suspects are members of Eiye Confraternity in Badagry and environs. 

Effort is in place to unravel more details about their activities and source of the firearm. Suspects would be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation. 

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, while commending the detectives for a job well done, has charged officers and men of the Command to redouble efforts towards sustainingthe safety and security existing in the state.

SP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra
Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command,
Ikeja.

October 2, 2022.

 

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