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...

WHO SUPPORTS BORNO TO VACCINATE OVER 2M AGAINST POLIO. (PHOTOS).




 WHO Supports Borno To Vaccinate Over 2M Against Polio


Borno State Government has commenced a 10-day vaccination campaign on Franctional doses of poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) and novel poliomyelitis vaccine (nOPV) across the twenty seven local government areas in the state.


State Commissioner for Health and Human services, Professor Baba Malam Gana said the vaccine type-2 was targeting children from 0-59 months.


Represented by the Director Disease Control and Immunization, Dr Aliyu Shettima said the vaccination team would be situated in fixed and strategic locations including schools, markets, orphanage homes, motor parks, and other public gatherings. 


According to him, the vaccination campaign is targeting more than 2 million children across the state, including those situated in hard-to-reach areas. 


"traditional and religious leaders present here will play a vital role in achieving the overall objective of this campaign. And I also want to appreciate partners for their continual support" Professor Baba Malam said.


Borno state Acting Coordinator World Health Organization WHO, Dr Moisule Hussaini Ganga said WHO will continue to support the state government to immunize eligible children including those in hard-to-reach locations. 


"This campaign has the capacity to eliminate any potential virus including the wild polio virus, and we are optimistic that we will achieve more than 100%" Dr. Ganga remarked. 


Dr Moisule expressed committed of the Organization to key into the state government objective in ensuring access to health services is provided.


The flag-off ceremony was attended by representatives of UNICEF, Rotary, AFENET, and others.

More photos below. 


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