BALLOT BOX SNATCHER ARRESTED

Two persons suspected to be agents of one of the political parties involved in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have been arrested for allegedly snatching a ballot box.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested by soldiers at Otuokpoti Unit 1, Ward 2, Ogbia Local Government Area, where the box was allegedly snatched.

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING BABY

The Delta Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a lady, suspected to have stolen a seven- month-old baby at Ominigboma, a suburb of Asaba, the Delta capital.

The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Celestina Kalu, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Asaba, said that the suspect was nabbed after a relation of the child’s mother spotted her with the baby and raised an alarm.

SITUATION REPORT ON BEYELSA ELECTION

The ongoing Bayelsa governorship election rerun is being threatened once more by violence, incidents of ballot snatching, despite assurances by security agencies and appeals by several stakeholders for peace.

The supplementary election is taking place in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and 102 polling units across six other local government areas of the state.

Ahead of the poll, in the early hours of Thursday, there was a bomb attack on the house of the Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Konbowei Benson, in Korokorosie, Southern Ijaw LGA.

WOMAN DIED TYPING TEXT

A woman in China has died after she fell into a river then drowned because she was texting and wasn’t paying attention to where she was going.

The married mother-of-two identified as Wang lost her life in an avoidable accident after falling into a river while she was focused on her phone.

Police released a video of the 28-year-old woman walking in the middle of the road, but was too focused on her phone to realize that she was walking to the edge of a ravine on Tuesday night

She suddenly lost her footing and fell into the river. She struggled for one minute and then drowned.

Wang’s body was discovered the next morning by her husband Yang, who found her shoe floating in the river while he was looking for her.

The Police in its statement warned residents to pay attention to their surroundings, adding that the river was only chest deep but Wang drowned because of the thick mud at the bottom that makes it difficult to stand in the water.

RAT EAT BABY TO DEATH(GRAPHICS PICTURE)

Rat is one of the worst pests you could have at home. They don’t just contaminate food, they ruin stuffs even those valuable ones. While some of these pests are unavoidable. Cases of rat destroying valuable should be understandable. Presently this careless teenage mother exposes the live of a helpless baby to be attacked by rat. In other part of the world this incident also happen for example in India same case was recorded in a Hospital. One child died in India because of this gruesome pest

Another incident is a mother in Mexico has lost her baby to rats after she left her to go clubbing.

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The 18-year-old mother, Lizbeth Jeronima Fuentes Munguia came back to the lifeless mauled body of her 4-month-old daughter after leaving her in her crib to go dancing. Scroll down for   more

BAYELSA ELECTION VIEW PICTURE

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared the election in Ijaw southern LGA of Bayelsa State inconclusive during the December poll.

Apart from Southern Ijaw LGA where the entire results were canceled, some of the other LGAs where election were canceled included Brass Ward 1, in Brass LGA, Tarakiri Ward, Oporoma Ward and Bassambiri Ward all in Ekeremo LGA.

Election was also canceled in Ologi Ward in Ogbio LGA, Asamabiri in Sagbama LGA and Attissa Ward in Yenagoa LGA of the state.

MAN BEATS BRIDESMAID AT WEDDING (PICTURE)

A groom in the United Kingdom, turned his own wedding into a fist fest, beating up two of his bride’s best friends.

Police arrested 27-year-old John Paul Campbell from Macclesfield, after he punched his wife’s 26-year-old best friend, Samantha Dewar, who was a bridesmaid.

Campbell punched Dewar so hard it knocked her out. She suffered a fractured cheekbone and had to have a metal plate inserted to rebuild her cheek. She also suffered a black eye.

Campbell claimed he punched Dewar because she interfered in an argument.

He was arrested and charged and has since pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm when he appeared before a Magistrates Court

SUICIDE: WHY? (READ RETAIL)

A popular idiom says it’s no use crying over spilled milk. Well, this idiom may be wrong after all, as a Kenyan woman has not only cried, but killed herself after a heated argument between her and her mother over spilled milk.

The 22-year-old Margaret Wanyanga reportedly accidentally spilled the milk after milking a cow in her home in Ithareini village, Kirinyaga County.

According to News24, the lady woke up as usual, milked the family’s cow before delivering some milk to a nearby collection centre.

THE LATEST ON 82 MILLION DINNER SCANDAL.

The commissioner for information  and communication, Rivers State. Dr. Austin Tam- George wrote   Prof. Wole Soyinka’s reaction to the scandal of the 82 Million Naira dinner held in his honour by the Rotimi Amaechi government in Rivers State is at once disappointing and depressing. Soyinka has said he didn't know about the cost of a party held in his name, in a State where 90 per cent of the people live in insufferable poverty. But now that official documents show the cost of his three-hour dinner, where is his moral outrage?

Why does his statement not include a condemnation of such unconscionable misuse of public funds in his name?

WOMAN POURED HOT WATER ON 9-YEAR

A 28-year-old woman, Ifeoma Anyadiegwu, has been arrested by the police for allegedly pouring hot water on a 9-year-old girl.

Ifeoma a trader, who lives at 20, Idowu Street, Kola Alagbado, accused the young girl who was staying with her of stealing a piece of meat and thereby threatened to deal with her and thereby poured hot water on her.

Lagos Metro gathered that, if not for the timely intervention of neighbours, who rushed the girl to the hospital, she would have suffered more burns all over her body.

ARMS SCANDAL: BUHARI ASSOCIATES ARRESTED.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday night arrested a former military governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Jafaru Isa, Premium Times is reporting.

Mr. Isa is the first chieftain of the APC arrested by the EFCC since the beginning of a sweeping probe into the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for arms purchase by officials of the immediate-past administration.

30-YEAR-OLD MAN DEFILED 15; JAILED.

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 30-year-old mechanic, Soliu Arolu, who allegedly defiled and impregnated a teenager.

The Magistrate, Mrs T.O. Shomade ordered the accused to be remanded in Kirikiri Prison and adjourned the case till Jan. 27 when the bail application would be entertained.

Arolu, a mechanic, who lives at 2, Adewusi Lane, off Ajegunle St., Ilupeju, Lagos is facing a two-count charge bordering on defilemen

The prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Eigbokhon, told the court that the offences were committed sometime in September 2015 at the residence of the accused.

According to the prosecutor, the accused stays in the same compound with the victim, a 15-year-old.

“It was when the victim’s mother discovered that she was pregnant that she told her that it was the accused that defiled her,” he said.

The offence, according to the prosecutor, contravened Sections 137 and 263(1) (2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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 This is an important feature to note before saying go.Don't pass on seemingly small add-ons and storage features, like additional drawer dividers, or cabinet storage solutions like pantry pullouts a These storage solutions will increase your kitchen storage efficiency, and are much more costly to add on if you decide you need them down the road.

GUNMEN KIDNAPPED SUPER EAGLE PLAYER'S WIFE

Gunmen have kidnapped Maimunat Ogude, wife of Fegor Ogude, Super Eagles and Amkar Perm of Russia player, according to TheCable.

Ogude, who spoke with TheCable on Tuesday,  said his wife was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Warri. Delta state, on Monday night.

“I wasn’t home yesterday. My wife, Maimunat Ogude, went out with my kids. Barely two hours that I left the house, my younger brother Ogaga called me to say that some armed men came to the house to take my wife away,” said the midfielder, who has 16 International caps.

“I was told that they threw my kids out of the car and just took my wife in my car.

“Immediately I heard this, I had to go to the Police station to report this. And after making the report, I tried tracing them to see if by chance I could get the direction they went to. But I could not.

“All these happened between 7:30/8pm last night. Till this moment, I have not heard from them. I haven’t found my wife till this moment.

“But I got a call from the police that my car had been found in Ughelli. But no words yet from the kidnappers. I don’t know the state in which my wife is since last night

Reported as news on  http://www.vanguardngr.com

ARMS DEALS: KANI-KAYODE REACTS TO REPORT(.READ DETAILS)

Former Minister of Aviation, Kani- OluKayode  responded to a report that he received $1.7bn from Sambo Dasuki  who is standing trial on the  going arms deal scandal... Sahara Reporters hints that the investigation was prompted by petition sent to EFCC by some staff of the former Campaign Organization alleging he, Kayode received $1.7bn. Kani Kayode responded...
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I read with amusement the allegation that was made in saharareporters, the unofficial media wing of the Buhari administration, the SSS and the EFCC,, that I was given 1.7 billion naira cash by President Goodluck Jonathan. This is false. A few hours later they changed their story and said that I received 1.7 billion naira from the office of the former NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. This is also false. I have never received one kobo from President Jonathan himself, Colonel Dasuki or any other member of President Jonathan's government.

I have not ever been in receipt of any public funds and neither was I the beneficiary of any payments in cash, transfer, cheque or otherwise from any government official during the tenure of President Jonathan.

As Director of Media and Publicity of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign organisation, I received money on behalf of the Directorate of Media and Publicity which I headed from private individuals and companies during the election campaigns but these were not public funds but rather private contributions specifically for the Presidential and other campaigns."

Kani- kayode was the Director of Media and Publicity during Jonathan/ Sambo join ticket for 2015 Presidential campaign. which president Muhammadu Buhari won. the

the online news platform added ..."The online news platform said it also learned that, shortly after his reported receipt of the large sum of funds, Mr. Fani-Kayode purchased several SUVs, including one for Precious Chikwendu, his girlfriend at the time.( today.ng)
check our recent post for the full report from  Femi Kani- OluFayode.    

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MORE REACTION ON GOODLUCK'S MAN OF YEAR

In the recent times much has been said about the  former President Goodluck Jonathan  part of this includes calling him the true democrat. One of the out standing achievement of Goodluck Jonathan is working for indivisible Nigeria. This singular action has endeared the former president to every fair minded person in the country even the world at large. Not many Nigerians will  sacrifice  his ambition for the unity of Nigeria against the prediction that Nigeria would break up in 2015. No wonder the African Sunday Times name his the International Man of the year. the honour well deserved 

Just 24 hours after Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was named the international Man of the Year by African Sunday Time, the former Minister of Information called on Nigerian to appreciate this great man who has kept his word. Often time that his ambition worth no blood of the great people of this nation Nigeria.

Labaran Maku said '“Because of God and the conduct of free and fair election by Jonathan and acceptance of defeat by Jonathan, Nigeria ended 2015 as democratic country, Nigeria ended 2015 in relatively peace with the exception of the insurgency war in the North East of Nigeria. 

This to any right minded person worth celebrating   

MILITANT WANTED (GUESS WHO HE IS)

Mauritanian authorities have declared wanted an Islamist militant who escaped from prison where he was awaiting execution for his part in a plot to assassinate President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

A statement released on public television urged residents to provide information on the militant, but It did not say when or how he escaped.

He was arrested in 2011 over alleged links to three vehicles containing explosives heading for Mauritania’s coastal capital, Nouakchott.

One of the vehicles was said to have been targeting Abdel Aziz, who had ordered military strikes in Mali against jihadist bases in 2010 and 2011.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the plot in a statement released on jihadist forums, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

Islamist groups hijacked a Tuareg rebellion in early 2012 to seize Mali’s desert north. A French-led intervention displaced them a year later, but Islamist fighters stepped up attacks in 2015

Jihadists believed to have links with each other and other groups beyond West Africa have claimed various acts of violence in the region, including a November attack on a luxury hotel that killed about 20 people.

Abdel Aziz, who was elected in 2009 after seizing power in a coup that ended the tenure of the country’s first democratically elected president, was hospitalized in 2012. He said soldiers had accidentally shot him.

FATHER MBAKA'S PROPHECY MATTERS ARISING.

A few days ago, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka predicted that those involved in the $2.1 billion arms deal saga will make an attempt to assassinate President Muhammadu Buhari. Little perhaps did he know ripples that might cause in the polity of a  nation like Nigeria. There have been serials of event this singular prophesy has instigated. Beside the wave this is creating in Nigeria, it is most likely the Vatican might get involved. only time will tell.

The latest of this development is the agitation this has spark in the South-East. A group (BSEYM) has issue a threat to the continuous peaceful existence of this great country Nigeria.    

However, a group, Buhari South-East Youth Movement, BSEYM, has threatened to shut down the country if anything happens to Buhari.

The group categorically stated that such attempt would automatically spell doom for the country.

In a statement in Umuahia, Abia State it was gathered that , Mr. Nwabueze Onwuneme, the leader of the  the group insisted that anyone with any knowledge of any plot against the President or the country to immediately divulge such to law enforcement agents.

The group urged well meaning Nigerians to resist “this small group that wants to kill this country,” and support President Buhari in his effort to sanitize the country.

HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR THIS JOB GET DETAIL

The Ministry of Labour and Productivity under Dr. Chris Ngige has debunked rumours making the rounds that it had been directed by the Federal Government to recruit thousands of unemployed youths and described the recruitment notice being circulated as a “scam”.

In the messages that had been circulated on Monday, job seekers were directed to approach any Federal Secretariat in their state to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) in expectation of potential employment.

The notice also gave the deadline for submission of applications as January 7th.

But in a statement signed by the Deputy Director (Press), Samuel Olowookere, the ministry denied that the recruitment notice originated from them and warned unsuspecting members of the public against falling victim of the antics of fraudsters who were using the ministry’s name to deceive the public.

Read more at http://www.theheraldng.com/ministry-of-labour-declares-purported-recruitment-scam

PROSTITUTES ATTACKED CUSTOMERS IN ASABA DELTA STATE

In the  business world  ‘customers  are always right they  say’  but the reverse is the case in cable point base in Asaba Delta state.

There is a report that on Saturday there was a confusion in Cable Point Base in Asaba  when prostitutes went haywire  attacked  their customers over poor pay.

One will wonder what the cost of booking a hotel room for a night  and have all the peace   is compare to bargaining with a  prostitutes for N8,000.00  for a night sex without a guarantee of having at least  8 rounds of satisfactory sex which could equate a round for 1,000.00. this could possibly make more sense.

Sincerely speaking all the trouble a man goes through to satisfy his sexual desire for N8000.00 seems enormous. Beside the lost of strength  and …, invariably  you have indirectly broken bond of affection with your children even the unborn. Studies show that men 70% of men that patronized prostitutes lose fatherhood affection for their children due to distraction from women outside.

The situation in Delta  state is  one  of the numerous cases that happen in Nigeria in recent times. One start to wonder is prostitution a legal trade? Those that harbor them do they have license?

It was learnt that the prostitutes had increase their tariff from N5,000.00 to N8,000.00. a night. Which agency modulates their tariff?  And how much tax are they paying to the Government?

According to Nigerian dailies, trouble stated when a victim went into satisfy his sexual desire  but could not part with bargained  N 8,000.00 claiming he did not know of the increase in charges

Quoting  one of the news paper  “ investigation reveals that the victim were beaten before policemen from  A-Division  came to their recuse” . The police recuse victim of prostitution from prostitutes .

The report quote the A- Division as saying “ we move into the brothel  with our men when we heard the shouting match between  the commercial sex workers and their customer and on interrogation we discover  the customer refused to pay their bill and the matter was resolved amicably.

This sounds legal and legitimate. As a matter of fact, whatever goes against the law should be treated such.    

       

     

WOMEN JAILED FOR INDECENT DRESSES

Two Moroccan women who walked through a market wearing dresses are facing charges of “gross indecency”, a rights group and media reported Thursday, sparking an outcry in the kingdom. The women were arrested on June 16 as they strolled through the open-air market in Inezgane, a suburb of the southern city of Agadir, on their way to work, said Fouzia Assouli, head of women’s rights organisation LDDF.

The women — hairdressers aged 23 and 29 — were surrounded by merchants who accused them of wearing flimsy and “immoral” clothes, the Media 24 news website reported.

Security forces intervened, wresting the women away from the angry crowd and placing them inside a police car before driving them to a police station where they were charged with gross indecency, it added.

Assouli told newsmen that a trial date has been set for July 6. Rights organisations have denounced the upcoming trial and protests are to be held later this week in Agadir and in Morocco’s commercial capital Casablanca in support of the two women. “They were dressed in a very respectable fashion,” said Bouchra Chetouani, a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH).

In the police report, the women were said to have been wearing clothes that were “too tight”. Article 483 of Morocco’s penal code states that anyone found guilty of committing an act of “public obscenity” such as “gross indecency” can be jailed for between a month and two years.

Supporters of the two women have launched a petition online dubbed “Wearing a dress is not a crime”. It had been signed by more than 8,000 supporters as of Thursday afternoon. “This is an unprecedented case for our region,” said Aziz Sellami, the AMDH representative in Agadir, one of Morocco’s top tourist destination which is famous for its white sandy beaches.

Assouli said the arrests of the women comes amid growing calls for “morality” to be respected in conservative Morocco, which has been frequently criticised by international groups for rights abuses. Earlier this month, pop star Jennifer Lopez sparked anger among conservatives in Morocco — and triggered much debate — for being, according to media, “scantily” dressed during a concert in Rabat that was broadcast on public television.

FIRE RAZED YOLA MARKET

Yola—An early morning inferno yesterday  razed down the 80-year-ago Yola market destroying properties worth billions of Naira with the state commissioner of police announcing arrest of some looters .

The cause of the fire which reportedly started at about 2:30 am went out of control as initial efforts to put it off were hampered by lack of access roads.

An eyewitness disclosed that the fire might have consumed about 90 percent of shops with many shop owners broken down in tears as a result of the losses suffered in the fire incident.

A shop owner, Mallam Babayola Maijimilla whose shop was also razed down said “the fire started around the middle of the market, efforts by early sympathizers to put it out were rebuffed by security operatives who denied them access into the market for fear of looting.

According to him, the situation did not get better even upon the arrival of fire fighters who found it difficult to gain access to the point of the inferno as the market did not have access roads.

Chairman, Adamawa Traders Association, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammad, appealed to the federal, as well as state and local governments to come to their aid, saying that they lost 90 per cent of their shops to the inferno.

Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Martins Babale, who was among the early callers at the market said the government will assess the extent of damage with a view to knowing the level of intervention.

Babale called on NEMA, corporate organizations and wealthy individuals to come to the aid of the marketers.

Similarly, the Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Kabir Mijinyawa, in whose constituency the market is situated called on the traders to be patient as the government assesses the level of damage on the market.

He urged them to see the incident as an act of God even as he promised to do everything in his capacity to ensure that the marketers get succour from the government.

Commenting on the incident, the state Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr Sa’ad Abubakar, said the fire started around 3 am and that no life was lost.

He said fire fighters from the state fire service, Nigerian Army, Air force, and American University of Nigeria intervened to contain the inferno.

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Gazali Mohammed, has confirmed the arrest of “some looters” at Yola ancient market gutted by fire.

Mohammed who did not give the number of those arrested said adequate security measures had been provided at the scene to check activities of looters.

BOMB BLAST IN AFGHANISTAN

One person was killed and dozens wounded in two bomb blasts that shattered buildings in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday as Afghan forces fought to end a 24-hour siege at an Indian consulate in the north.

CATTLE DESTROY RICE IN ANAMBRA

Three Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of  (today) set commercial rice farms worth about N20 million ablaze in Ugbene community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.The rice fields belonging to farmers in Umualor and Umuagunwoke villages occupy about 75 hectares of land.

The residents decried that the dastardly act was as a result of their lingering feud which started last year when the herdsmen allegedly trespassed into their farms; an incidence, they disclosed resulted into open confrontation of each other with firearms.

Conducting newsmen around the smouldering scene, the farmers, some of who had tears cascading down their cheeks lamented that they took loans to embark on the agribusiness with the hope of paying back after sales.

A community leader, Mr Emmanuel Ifesinachi Okoye, lamented that “a message came to us this morning that our farm known as Area 1 was set ablaze by the Fulani herdsmen. We rushed to the scene and beheld our massive rice farm on fire. Most of us took loans to embark on the farming and that’s why there is sadness and wailing all over the community. We saw them running into the distance with their cows, and as such, we couldn’t chase after them.”

Contacted, the zonal Chairman (South East), Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Gidado Siddiki said “it is not true. Fulani herdsmen cannot do something like that. It’s those people that burnt their rice farm. We have a committee that looks into such matter in Anambra. They should go and report the matter there.”

Also, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ali Alphonsus Okechukwu, DSP, said the matter has not been tabled to him but said he’ll contact Achalla Police Division for details and necessarily actions.

The rice farm allegedly burnt by Fulani herdsmen in Ugbene community, Awka North.

POLICEMAN KILLED IN BAYELSA

The Police in Bayelsa say a policeman attached to the state Command died of gunshot wounds following a gun duel with robbers in Yenagoa on New Year day.

Mr Asinim Butswat, a DSP, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a five-man robbery gang had attacked and robbed one Evelyn Patrick at Agudama area of Yenagoa on that fateful day shooting dead one Mr Victor Abule, 23, in the process.

He explained that as the robbers tried to escape, they were engaged in a gun duel by a police officer, who shot dead one of them.

“A police officer confronted the armed men and shot dead one of them as they were escaping.

“The officer sustained gunshot wounds and he was rushed to the hospital where he eventually died.

COUNCILLOR BEATEN IN OREDO EDO STATE

Councillors in Oredo local government area were on Monday beaten up and chased out of the council secretariat by suspected thugs.

The thugs invaded the council secretariat to allow acting chairman of the council, Mrs. Sweet Ikponmwosa, return to office.

Mrs. Ikponmwosa was last Thursday suspended over inability to pay salaries, administrative incompetence and failure to account for Internally Generated Revenue since she assumed officeThe door to her office was locked and armed policemen who were present to prevent escalation of the crisis searched workers who resumed for duties.

However, the presence of policemen did not stop the hired thugs from descending on the councillors.

Office of the acting chairman was forced open and the clothes of the House Leader, Ernest Edebiri, was torn to shred.

GUNMEN KILLED MEN IN NASARAWA

Suspected gunmen attacked two settlements in Udeni Ruwa District, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nararawa state, on Sunday night, killing 12 people.

Five of the victims drowned while trying to escape to the hinterland.

A witness, John Ogah, in an interview on Monday, claimed the attackers were herdsmen who invaded Okpaya, a riverine village. That could not be independently verified by this newspaper.

Mr. Ogah said the attackers touched a part of Udeni Ruwa, and killed eight persons, five from Okpaya and three others from Udeni Ruwa.

According to our source, a family of five drowned in the River Benue.

My brother, it is unfortunate, Fulani people attacked Okpaya, killed five of our people, burnt down the entire village on their way and attacked some persons in Udeni.

“They killed three people and all of us from Okpaya ran to neighbouring villages. The most annoying part is that a family man, lost his wife and three children while they were on their way to Loko through a boat.”

The police in the state are yet to confirm the incident, but residents of the area say the local police stationed in Udeni Ruwa had visited the scene.

Mr. Ogah explained that the attackers invaded Okpaya village at night, at about 11:00 p.m. Sunday night. He said the entire village was razed by the attackers.

Udeni Ruwa district is the boundary between Nasarawa and Benue states.

Following the incident, residents from nearby villages of Ogoboh, Akum, Kpandera, Akpanaja and Amaku are now living in fear.

Already, some have relocated their children and their aged relatives to neighbouring communities.