YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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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...

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER VANDAL ELECTROCUTED IN ABA, OTHERS APPREHENDED. (PHOTO).


 Electric transformer vandal electrocuted in Aba, others apprehended


A suspected vandal, identified as Obioma Joseph Nwadinma, has been electrocuted in Abia State while attempting to vandalize an. electricity transformer at Abayi Ogbuligba Junction in Osisioma Ngwa LGA.


His accomplice in the attempted theft was arrested by members of the public while trying to flee.


According to Edise Ekong, the Brand and Communication Manager for Aba Power, one of the vandals, Obioma Joseph Nwadinma, who was in his 20s, met his demise while attempting to steal upriser cables from the 500kVA distribution transformer but was electrocuted as he tried to escape the scene.


In another development, another individual, Isaac Ude, was arrested while tampering with prepaid meters at the Tonimas building, located at 10 Diobu Avenue off Aba-Owerri Road in Aba North LGA.


The suspected thief was apprehended by residents of the area and was handed over to Aba Power’s security team and the police.


Ekong praised the residents of Aba for their vigilance around electricity installations, noting that such vigilance was critical in curbing vandalism and ensuring uninterrupted electricity supply.


Ekong lamented the loss of life, emphasizing the shameful nature of Nwadinma’s actions, which have left his family and community embarrassed, even as he promised that power supply in Aba would soon improve.

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