Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Lmao!!! Mercy Johnson shares post. about someone who tried to scam her

Hmmm! Scammers everywhere.

Another Migrant crisis: Hundreds of people dead after boat capsized at sea

About five hundred migrants from Libya to Italy drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, according to 41 survivors who talked with BBC - although there is no official confirmation by the coastguards in the region. The survivors were transferred to another vessel when it sank in the middle of the night. The survivors, from Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Egypt, spoke to the BBC from the southern Greek city of Kalamata, where they are being held after their rescue. According to the group, about 240 migrants left the Libyan port city of Tobruk heading for Italy. Muaz from Ethiopia insisted that about 500 other migrants died when their boast capsized. He said: "My wife and my baby drowned in front of me,". "I was one of the few who managed to swim back to the smaller boat," Abdul Kadir, a Somali said:

"Two-hundred-and-forty of us set off from Libya but then the traffickers made us get on to a bigger wooden boat around 30m in length that already had at least 300 people in it,"The survivors were then picked up by a cargo ship, whose crew told the BBC that the migrants initially refused to be handed over to the Greek coastguard as they were determined to get to Italy. The president of Somalia offered his condolence over the incident. The Somali embassy in Cairo put the death toll at almost 400. But the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has cast doubt, tweeting that the information that hundreds of migrants had died appeared "inaccurate". The fact that the boat capsized at night in open sea may well have contributed to the lack of clear information available, correspondents say. Source: BBC

The Imo State Government warns everyone against illegal use of sirens and tinted windows in the state

The Imo State Government through the Chairman of the State Traffic Law Enforcement Unit, ISTMA, Hon. Ugochukwu Nzekwe, yesterday, read the riot act in Owerri where he warned unauthorized users of sirens, fake number plates and tinted windows on their vehicles illegally to desist from it or face the consequences.

Hon. Nzekwe said: “We have arrested some people driving vehicles with tinted glasses without permits. We have since discovered that people use siren and tinted vehicles to carry out dastardly acts. “Apart from being determined to arrest and prosecute illegal users of siren, tinted glass, fake vehicle papers and numbers, government is also very determined to enforce all traffic laws in the state,”However, some people in the state are saying the Government is only interested in generating revenue and attacking innocent people.

But Hon. Nzekwe refuted that adding: “Government’s primary interest is not the improvement of its internally generated revenue, but the safety of all road users.”.“So far, we have brought back that consciousness and discipline. Source: Vangaurd

Good job!!! Troops successfully repel Boko Haram attack in Borno state

The Nigerian military successfully repelled an attack at the 113 Battalion in Kareto, Borno state yesterday April 18th. The attack which happened in the early hours of the day, lasted for many hours. Scores of Boko Haram members were killed while 2 officers and 22 soldiers were injured and have been taken to the Military Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.