Monday, March 31, 2014

Ebola virus disease

Key facts

The Ebola virus causes Ebola virus disease (EVD; formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) in humans.
EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.
EVD outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests.
The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus.
No specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or animals.

The Ebola virus causes Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans, with a case fatality rate of up to 90%.
Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, in Nzara, Sudan, and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter was in a village situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.
Genus Ebolavirus is 1 of 3 members of the Filoviridae family (filovirus), along with genus Marburgvirus and genus Cuevavirus. Genus Ebolavirus comprises 5 distinct species:

Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV)
Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV)
Reston ebolavirus (RESTV)
Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV)
Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV).

BDBV, EBOV, and SUDV have been associated with large EVD outbreaks in Africa, whereas RESTV and TAFV have not. The RESTV species, found in Philippines and the People’s Republic of China, can infect humans, but no illness or death in humans from this species has been reported to date.

Transmission

Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest.
Ebola then spreads in the community through human-to-human transmission, with infection resulting from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and indirect contact with environments contaminated with such fluids. Burial ceremonies in which mourners have direct contact with the body of the deceased person can also play a role in the transmission of Ebola. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness.
Health-care workers have frequently been infected while treating patients with suspected or confirmed EVD. This has occurred through close contact with patients when infection control precautions are not strictly practiced.
Among workers in contact with monkeys or pigs infected with Reston ebolavirus, several infections have been documented in people who were clinically asymptomatic. Thus, RESTV appears less capable of causing disease in humans than other Ebola species.
However, the only available evidence available comes from healthy adult males. It would be premature to extrapolate the health effects of the virus to all population groups, such as immuno-compromised persons, persons with underlying medical conditions, pregnant women and children. More studies of RESTV are needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn about the pathogenicity and virulence of this virus in humans.

Signs and symptoms

EVD is a severe acute viral illness often characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding. Laboratory findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes.
People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. Ebola virus was isolated from semen 61 days after onset of illness in a man who was infected in a laboratory.
The incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms, is 2 to 21 days.

Diagnosis

Other diseases that should be ruled out before a diagnosis of EVD can be made include: malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, cholera, leptospirosis, plague, rickettsiosis, relapsing fever, meningitis, hepatitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
Ebola virus infections can be diagnosed definitively in a laboratory through several types of tests:

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
antigen detection tests
serum neutralization test
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay
virus isolation by cell culture.

Samples from patients are an extreme biohazard risk; testing should be conducted under maximum biological containment conditions.

Prevention and treatment

No vaccine for EVD is available. Several vaccines are being tested, but none are available for clinical use.
Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. Patients are frequently dehydrated and require oral rehydration with solutions containing electrolytes or intravenous fluids.
No specific treatment is available. New drug therapies are being evaluated.

Natural host of Ebola virus

In Africa, fruit bats, particularly species of the genera Hypsignathus monstrosus, Epomops franqueti and Myonycteris torquata, are considered possible natural hosts for Ebola virus. As a result, the geographic distribution of Ebolaviruses may overlap with the range of the fruit bats.

Ebola virus in animals

Although non-human primates have been a source of infection for humans, they are not thought to be the reservoir but rather an accidental host like human beings. Since 1994, Ebola outbreaks from the EBOV and TAFV species have been observed in chimpanzees and gorillas.
RESTV has caused severe EVD outbreaks in macaque monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) farmed in Philippines and detected in monkeys imported into the USA in 1989, 1990 and 1996, and in monkeys imported to Italy from Philippines in 1992.
Since 2008, RESTV viruses have been detected during several outbreaks of a deadly disease in pigs in Philippines and China. Asymptomatic infection in pigs has been reported and experimental inoculations have shown that RESTV cannot cause disease in pigs.

Prevention

Controlling Ebola Reston in domestic animals

No animal vaccine against RESTV is available. Routine cleaning and disinfection of pig or monkey farms (with sodium hypochlorite or other detergents) should be effective in inactivating the virus.
If an outbreak is suspected, the premises should be quarantined immediately. Culling of infected animals, with close supervision of burial or incineration of carcasses, may be necessary to reduce the risk of animal-to-human transmission. Restricting or banning the movement of animals from infected farms to other areas can reduce the spread of the disease.
As RESTV outbreaks in pigs and monkeys have preceded human infections, the establishment of an active animal health surveillance system to detect new cases is essential in providing early warning for veterinary and human public health authorities.

Reducing the risk of Ebola infection in people

In the absence of effective treatment and a human vaccine, raising awareness of the risk factors for Ebola infection and the protective measures individuals can take is the only way to reduce human infection and death.
In Africa, during EVD outbreaks, educational public health messages for risk reduction should focus on several factors:

Reducing the risk of wildlife-to-human transmission from contact with infected fruit bats or monkeys/apes and the consumption of their raw meat. Animals should be handled with gloves and other appropriate protective clothing. Animal products (blood and meat) should be thoroughly cooked before consumption.
Reducing the risk of human-to-human transmission in the community arising from direct or close contact with infected patients, particularly with their bodily fluids. Close physical contact with Ebola patients should be avoided. Gloves and appropriate personal protective equipment should be worn when taking care of ill patients at home. Regular hand washing is required after visiting patients in hospital, as well as after taking care of patients at home.
Communities affected by Ebola should inform the population about the nature of the disease and about outbreak containment measures, including burial of the dead. People who have died from Ebola should be promptly and safely buried.

Pig farms in Africa can play a role in the amplification of infection because of the presence of fruit bats on these farms. Appropriate biosecurity measures should be in place to limit transmission. For RESTV, educational public health messages should focus on reducing the risk of pig-to-human transmission as a result of unsafe animal husbandry and slaughtering practices, and unsafe consumption of fresh blood, raw milk or animal tissue. Gloves and other appropriate protective clothing should be worn when handling sick animals or their tissues and when slaughtering animals. In regions where RESTV has been reported in pigs, all animal products (blood, meat and milk) should be thoroughly cooked before eating.

Controlling infection in health-care settings

Human-to-human transmission of the Ebola virus is primarily associated with direct or indirect contact with blood and body fluids. Transmission to health-care workers has been reported when appropriate infection control measures have not been observed.
It is not always possible to identify patients with EBV early because initial symptoms may be non-specific. For this reason, it is important that health-care workers apply standard precautions consistently with all patients – regardless of their diagnosis – in all work practices at all times. These include basic hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, the use of personal protective equipment (according to the risk of splashes or other contact with infected materials), safe injection practices and safe burial practices.
Health-care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus should apply, in addition to standard precautions, other infection control measures to avoid any exposure to the patient’s blood and body fluids and direct unprotected contact with the possibly contaminated environment. When in close contact (within 1 metre) of patients with EBV, health-care workers should wear face protection (a face shield or a medical mask and goggles), a clean, non-sterile long-sleeved gown, and gloves (sterile gloves for some procedures).
Laboratory workers are also at risk. Samples taken from suspected human and animal Ebola cases for diagnosis should be handled by trained staff and processed in suitably equipped laboratories.

WHO response

WHO provides expertise and documentation to support disease investigation and control.
Recommendations for infection control while providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever are provided in: Interim infection control recommendations for care of patients with suspected or confirmed Filovirus (Ebola, Marburg) haemorrhagic fever, March 2008. This document is currently being updated.
WHO has created an aide–memoire on standard precautions in health care (currently being updated). Standard precautions are meant to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens. If universally applied, the precautions would help prevent most transmission through exposure to blood and body fluids.
Standard precautions are recommended in the care and treatment of all patients regardless of their perceived or confirmed infectious status. They include the basic level of infection control—hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment to avoid direct contact with blood and body fluids, prevention of needle stick and injuries from other sharp instruments, and a set of environmental controls.

Table: Chronology of previous Ebola virus disease outbreaks

Year	Country	Ebolavirus species	Cases	Deaths	Case fatality
2012	Democratic Republic of Congo	Bundibugyo	57	29	51%
2012	Uganda	Sudan	7	4	57%
2012	Uganda	Sudan	24	17	71%
2011	Uganda	Sudan	1	1	100%
2008	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zaire	32	14	44%
2007	Uganda	Bundibugyo	149	37	25%
2007	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zaire	264	187	71%
2005	Congo	Zaire	12	10	83%
2004	Sudan	Sudan	17	7	41%
2003 (Nov-Dec)	Congo	Zaire	35	29	83%
2003 (Nov-Dec)	Congo	Zaire	35	29	83%
2003 (Jan-Apr)	Congo	Zaire	143	128	90%
2003 (Jan-Apr)	Congo	Zaire	143	128	90%
2001-2002	Congo	Zaire	59	44	75%
2001-2002	Gabon	Zaire	65	53	82%
2000	Uganda	Sudan	425	224	53%
1996	South Africa (ex-Gabon)	Zaire	1	1	100%
1996 (Jul-Dec)	Gabon	Zaire	60	45	75%
1996 (Jul-Dec)	Gabon	Zaire	60	45	75%
1996 (Jan-Apr)	Gabon	Zaire	31	21	68%
1996 (Jan-Apr)	Gabon	Zaire	31	21	68%
1995	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zaire	315	254	81%
1994	Cote d'Ivoire	Taï Forest	1	0	0%
1994	Gabon	Zaire	52	31	60%
1979	Sudan	Sudan	34	22	65%
1977	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zaire	1	1	100%
1976	Sudan	Sudan	284	151	53%

Tears flow, mother collapses, as another immigration victim is buried

Another victim of the immigration stampede, Sunday Okezie Kalu, an indigene of Abia has been buried over the weekend.

Sunday was one of the many applicants, who came in their thousands for the immigration screening exercise on Saturday 15th March at the Elekahia Stadium in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers and he was one of the unfortunate one who lost their lives.
No fewer than 16 persons lost their lives during the immigration screening test which held in various states of the country.
Residents of Okon-Aku in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State wailed as the remains of Kalu, a graduate of Microbiology arrived from Port Harcourt.
His body left Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) at 6am in a white ambulance which was escorted to his hometown by his weeping friends, who handed the body to Ohafia youths. They then took it round the community.
When the body got to his family home, the late Kalu’s 48-year-old mother, Mrs. Justina Okezie Kalu, reportedly went into a coma and almost died.
His father was speechless, his legs trembling and his head bowed as he saw his son's lifeless body arriving in an ambulance.
The people at the funeral rejected a condolence message by the State Command of NIS saying it should not be read, as it was unnecessary.
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APC Settles On Buhari And Tinubu As Presidential And VP Candidates

Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Bola Tinubu and Major-General Muhammadu Buhari

This information comes a week after Sunday Independent gathered that the APC settled on Buhari as its presidential candidate as, allegedly, he could guarantee vast support for the party from the North-West and North-East.
The former head of state obtained an APC membership card in February 2014. However, the first indications that Buhari might contest the party's presidential primary emerged in August 2013.
According to This Day's sources, the party's decision was informed by the massive votes that the pairing of Buhari and Tinubu could gain during the election as Buhari is very popular at the grassroots level in most parts of the North-West and North-East, while Tinubu comes from the South-West.
The APC estimated that Buhari will be banking on some 44,848,911 registered voters who accounted for 61 per cent of total registered voters of 73,528,040 in the 2011 election.
This is in contrast to the 27,735,678 registered voters in the North-Central, South-South and the South-East zone combined, who accounted for 39 per cent of total registered voters in the 2011 election.
APC’s strategists also suppose that with Tinubu as Buhari’s running mate the duo will be able to secure the bulk of the 2,941,214 votes cast for President Goodluck Jonathan in the South-West and Edo State in 2011.

"With Buhari and Tinubu as presidential and vice-presidential candidates respectively, our goal is to secure the core north and South-west, which are the most populous sections of the country and can guarantee us at least 50 per cent of the total votes in the country during the presidential election," an APC source told This Day.

A compromise : Muslim-Muslim ticket and 'new PDP' chairmanship
On the impact of the Muslim-Muslim ticket on the electorate, especially with the insurgency in the North-East, the source said the party had decided to forge ahead with the ticket because it is certain that it has a winning formula, " irrespective of the accusations by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that APC is a Muslim party".

"Like most South-Westerners, Tinubu is quite liberal and we hope this would persuade Christian voters that they have nothing to fear. So Buhari and Tinubu have reached a quiet agreement to contest on a joint platform, with the latter already setting up structures nationwide," the source added.

The source said that by fielding Buhari and Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar – who joined APC recently – has effectively been left out in the cold.
Another party source, when asked how Rotimi Amaechi who has been against a Muslim-Muslim ticket reacted to the pairing of Buhari and Tinubu, said that the issue had been discussed and the party had decided to handover the party leadership to the members of the so-called 'new PDP'.
To recall, seven PDP governors – Amaechi among them – had announced their decision to join the APC on November 26.

"Our plan is to ensure Amaechi secures the senatorial ticket on our platform and wins the election to go to the Senate. "But before this happens, we shall immediately make Sam Jaja, who is his kinsman, the chairman of APC. Then when Amaechi becomes a senator, our goal is to see him emerge as the senate president, following which Jaja will be asked to step down as the party’s chairman to ensure ethnic balancing," the source said. (Naij)
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Ten Secrets to Looking Younger

As we grow older, our bodies start to slow down. Age sets in. But none of us want to admit it. We all want to look our best—as long as we can. I want to share with you insider secrets that will help you look your best—INSTANTLY AND help you realize how beautiful you really are …

No, I am not talking about some new miracle product. I am talking about a few simple lifestyle changes that can help you turn back the hands of time—quick and easily.

STAND UP STRAIGHT and be proud! You will appear more confident and look younger. Here is a trick, practice standing with your arms down to your side. Next, turn your thumbs outward. Your shoulders automatically go back. Practice this, until standing up straight becomes second nature.

SLEEP—Having a good night sleep of seven to eight hours gives your body a chance to rejuvenate itself. With the right amount of sleep, you will wake up looking and feeling younger, more refreshed.

HAIR COLOR—Coloring your hair to hide the gray is a great way to hide the tell tale signs of aging. Choose a color that is close to your original color, so it naturally compliments your facial tones. If you like, consider high lights or low lights, since they do not require re-doing as often.

HAIR STYLE—Longer hair can actually make you look tired and worn down. Shorter hair eliminates the dry ends, creates a more bouncy look and can improve your overall youthfulness. Consider side swept bangs to expose and frame your beautiful face. Also, consider a layered style to create a livelier, shinier appearance.

MAKEUP—Avoid heavy makeup. Compliment your natural shades and don’t load up on makeup. Use a light foundation, one that will not sink in to and highlight wrinkles. Try cream eye shadows. Remember to contour your face- it brightens and even makes you look thinner.

UPDATE YOUR GLASSES—As our eyes change and our prescription glasses need changing, so does the style of frames. Updating your current frames creates a more current, up-to-date look.

BRIGHTER SMILE—A smile changes your whole face and makes you look more radiant, distracting from areas that show your age. Along with that smile, maintain a positive attitude—blocking negative thoughts that cause stress and wrinkles. Also, consider whitening your teeth. Coffee and other foods can stain our teeth over time, creating a dull look to our smile. Make your smile look bright and young by whitening them with an at-home kit or even visit your dentist for treatments that deliver faster results.

You can always keep a spare toothbrush in your purse.

DRESS RIGHT—Outdated fashions outdate you! As your body changes, so should your wardrobe. Most importantly – avoid baggy clothes. Wear outfits that compliment your body and that help hide areas of concern. Have flabby arms? Try wearing three quarter length sleeves. Also, since our skin tone becomes lighter, duller with age—look for outfits with softer colors to better match your complexion.

UPDATE YOUR SHOES—Dull, worn and out of date shoes reflect the same on your appearance. Keep your shoes updated with the fashions and looking shiny and new.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN—and, of course, take a few minutes every day for a proper skin care regimen that will cleanse away impurities, exfoliate dead skin cells, hydrate and nourish the newly revealed skin cells, plus an eye gel or cream to target crow’s feet. Proper skin care will help restore that healthy, radiant glow!

You will be amazed at how fast people notice a difference in your appearance and with all the compliments you will receive.

Another LASU student killed, dumped at Ijesha Lagos

A 300 level Economics student of the Lagos State University (LASU) identified as Miss Rita Onwuli, has been murdered by unknown persons in Lagos.
Her lifeless body was found near a church at the Odo Olowu Street, Ijeshatedo, on the Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, Lagos.

Lifeless body of Rita

According to report, Rita had left home on Tuesday and for three days, she was nowhere to be found. Her friends, colleagues and family members searched for her to no avail and on Thursday, they got the shock of their life as they were called to come and see dead body.
Rita’s bag which had some of her personal belongings and her phone was found by her side and that's how they were able to reach out to some people who disclosed her identity, and promised to come to the scene immediately.
A team of policemen from the Ijeshatedo Police Station which had responded to the call by members of the Neighbourhood Watch, had a hectic time dispersing passers-by from taking snap shots of the body and they also declined comment about the incident.
A member of the Neighbourhood Watch, Mr Badmus Azeez Adeniyi, who spoke on the incident said, "There is no clue yet on what could have happened to the lady. But it is like a case of murder that took place somewhere. Apparently, the perpetrators had waited for the cover of the dark to drop her corpse here. Nobody can say exactly when they did this but it surely cannot be anything around 10pm and 11pm last night because we still passed through this area when we were on surveillance watch last night."
When contacted, the LASU Public Relations Officer, Mr Sutton Kayode, said he was going to check if Onwuli was a student of the institution. (Naij)
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The best way to attract the opposite sex while dancing 31 March, 2014

Ever wondered why people avoid you on the dance floor, it may be because of your dance moves. The best way for men to dance to attract the opposite sex sadly doesn't involve waving your hands all over the place.
It has been revealed in a recent study that certain dance moves are more appealing to the opposite sex and can lead to an attraction.
Scientists discovered that the parts of the body that are being moved while dancing and a certain amount of natural co-ordination probably helps in attracting the opposite sex.

In a study conducted by a team at Northumbria University to establish which dance moves are the most appealing to the opposite sex, it was discovered that women prefer men who can move the top half of their body fluently, meaning those who copy the style of popstar Justin Timberlake are most likely to be considered attractive.
Women prefer men who dance with their upper body because it signals their strength.

Justin Timberlake

On the other hand, women who dance using the bottom half of their bodies like singer Beyonce were the most appealing to men.
Men prefer woman who move their lower bodies as it could indicate fertility.

Beyonce

Dancers who waved their arms around, or kept them still next to their bodies, were considered ‘odd’ by both sexes.

Evolutionary biologists believe dancing serves both to attract the opposite sex and to ‘intimidate’ same-sex rivals.
Dr Nick Neave, senior lecturer in Psychology, who led the study, said: "To our knowledge, no previous studies have identified specific movement components that may influence perceived dance quality.
"The accuracy of the (camera) system has helped us identify the specific movements within men’s dance that influence women’s perceptions of dancing ability."
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Photos: Annie Idibia shares a Photo of herself Breastfeeding her Baby Olivia

Annie Idibia who recently celebrated her one year wedding anniversary with her husband, music star, Tuface Idibia shared the photo of her breastfeeding her baby, Olivia.
The proud mom captioned the photo "Love being mom! Even Olivia had fun... ".
Annie Idibia who got married to her husband, Tuface on the 23rd of March 2013 in a lovely wedding in Dubai welcomed her daughter, Olivia
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The couple already have a daughter, Isabella.
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Britain revises its Abuja travel warning after attempted Boko Haram jail break -

Yesterday morning, 21 people were left dead after Boko Haram members on remand at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja tried to escape. Security officials were able to foil the attempted escape but in doing so, killed 18 Boko Haram members and three other detainees,. while two DSS operatives sustained serious injuries.

However, the sound of gunshots in the upmarket Asokoro neighbourhood where the DSS has its headquarters created confusion and panic in Abuja. In a swift response, the British Foreign Commonwealth Office immediately issued was in effect a revised travel alert, advised its citizens to be vigilant should they need to go to Asokoro or The Three Arms Zone in Abuja.

A high commission official said: “On the morning of March 30, there was an incident involving exchange of gunfire within a Nigerian government compound in the Asokoro area in Abuja. The incident was brought under control swiftly and the Nigerian government has now confirmed that the incident is over and has declared the area safe.

“We recommend that British citizens maintain heightened vigilance in Abuja, particularly after dark. Given today’s incident, we ask them to be especially vigilant should they need to go to Asokoro or The Three Arms Zone.”

Apparently, the detained terrorists over-powered the guards at the facility and shot several operatives in a daring attempt to stage an escape. According to one security source, one of the Boko Haram members was allowed access to the toilet without being leg-chained and on getting there, uprooted the toilet seat and attacked the operative who escorted him there with it.

This DSS operative was said to have collapsed, allowing the Boko Haram member to seize his gun of the operative and then open fire on the other guards and set some of his colleagues free. However, DSS operatives were later mobilised and a one hour shoot-out ensued between them and the terrorists before security was re-enforced, with soldiers later drafted in. (Nigerian Watch)

BRITAIN has urged its citizens living in Abuja to maintain a state of heightened vigilance after the city was thrown into panic yesterday following a failed jail breakout attempt by members of Boko Haram.

Yesterday morning, 21 people were left dead after Boko Haram members on remand at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja tried to escape. Security officials were able to foil the attempted escape but in doing so, killed 18 Boko Haram members and three other detainees,. while two DSS operatives sustained serious injuries.

However, the sound of gunshots in the upmarket Asokoro neighbourhood where the DSS has its headquarters created confusion and panic in Abuja. In a swift response, the British Foreign Commonwealth Office immediately issued was in effect a revised travel alert, advised its citizens to be vigilant should they need to go to Asokoro or The Three Arms Zone in Abuja.

A high commission official said: “On the morning of March 30, there was an incident involving exchange of gunfire within a Nigerian government compound in the Asokoro area in Abuja. The incident was brought under control swiftly and the Nigerian government has now confirmed that the incident is over and has declared the area safe.

“We recommend that British citizens maintain heightened vigilance in Abuja, particularly after dark. Given today’s incident, we ask them to be especially vigilant should they need to go to Asokoro or The Three Arms Zone.”

Apparently, the detained terrorists over-powered the guards at the facility and shot several operatives in a daring attempt to stage an escape. According to one security source, one of the Boko Haram members was allowed access to the toilet without being leg-chained and on getting there, uprooted the toilet seat and attacked the operative who escorted him there with it.

This DSS operative was said to have collapsed, allowing the Boko Haram member to seize his gun of the operative and then open fire on the other guards and set some of his colleagues free. However, DSS operatives were later mobilised and a one hour shoot-out ensued between them and the terrorists before security was re-enforced, with soldiers later drafted in.
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Pastor Kidnapped Baby In Akure, Demands Ransom From Parents

A Pastor and another person are currently in police detention after kidnapping a 24 month-old baby girl in Akure.

The baby girl was later rescued in Ughelli area of Delta State, Nigeria.
Pastor Okpara Emmanuel Chigozie, the founder of Believers Prayer Ministry in Orji area of Owerri, Imo State and 25-year-old Chinonye Anufor are currently in police detention.
A sum of N50m ransom was requested from the parents of the baby by the Pastor and his cohorts and have been negotiated downwards to N5million before the suspects were rounded up.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the detectives trailed the fleeing suspects to Ughelli where a woman in whose custody the baby was kept by the pastor was arrested.
After the baby girl was kidnapped in Akure, the Ondo state capital, the Pastor and other suspects fled to Balyesa state.
The Police Image Maker Wole Ogodo told Saturday Vanguard exclusively that the baby was rescued from the suspected member of the kidnap gang late yesterday.
Ogodo added that the pastor kept the baby in the custody of the middle aged woman in Ughelli.
He pointed out that acting on a tip-off, the detectives stormed the hide out of the kidnappers where the woman and the baby were found. The Police spokesman said that the detectives after rescuing the baby returned to the state with the baby at about 1am on Saturday. It will be recalled that while parading the Pastor and other suspected criminals, the new Commissioner of Police Isaac Eke said the pastor was arrested in his apartment. Eke said detectives from the state CID in Akure after the complaint was lodged swung into action and arrested one 25-year- old Chinonye Anufor who led them to the apartment of the Pastor in Owerri.
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Nigerian Guy Proposes to Girlfriend on Arik Plane While they were Airborne (Photos)

Nkemjika said he was having a bad day when suddenly, this happened onboard the Arik plane he was on. So romantic.... Read tweets from very bottom to top.