Nigeria: Police arrests man with human parts hidden in bags of gari

The Delta State Police Command, has arrested a 45-year-old suspected ritualist and member of a kidnapping gang, Felix Nnalu Chibogwu with human body parts.
Chibogwu, was arrested in Abavo with human parts stored in jerrycans in which he poured a preservative fluid.
Spokesperson of the Command, Andrew Aniamaka, disclosed that the jerrycans were concealed in two bags of gari.
Aniamaka said the suspect is a member of a syndicate operating in Amai area of the state, adding that he was arrested while attempting to flee to Lagos.
In a terse statement, Aniamaka said, “The arrest is connected to the investigation of cases of missing persons in the intractable land disputes between Umuebu/Amai/Eziokpo/Obiaruku communities in Ukwuani area.
“In his possession, we found, concealed in two bags of gari, two four-litre jerry cans stocked with substances suspected to be human parts in a preservative fluid. The investigation is ongoing to unravel other members of the syndicate.”

Ghana 5-0 Ethiopia: Black Stars crush Walias in Kumasi

The Black Stars of Ghana marked a return of Coach Kwasi Appiah with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Ethiopia in a Group F AFCON 2019 qualifier at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.

It was a must win match for a team that has lost favour with its football-mad supporters and on a rainy Sunday afternoon, the Stars strolled on the partly soggy pitch, turned the qualifier into a training session and reduced Ethiopia to rags.

If the victory was phenomenal, the statement behind the victory was even more glorious.

Appiah made changes to the squad, handing starting roles to three debutants, Lumor Agbenyenu, Raphael Dwamena and Thomas Agyepong, a brave decision to make on his return to the team but each one of them showed on the day, their selection was on merit.

Raphael Dwamena snuffed out a brace in the second half with Agbenyenu and Agyepong providing assists in a total team performance.

It was Captain Asamoah Gyan who began the demolition exercise with a header from close range in the early embers of the game, taking his goal tally to 50, the highest any Ghanaian player has scored.

John Boye, who has been heavily criticised in the past got onto the scoring sheet shortly after Gyan's opener with a goal, too good for a rugged defender.
Latching onto an incisive header in the vital area, Boye with his back turned to the opponents’ goal, made a magical turn before releasing a bullet into the roof of the net for the Stars' second goal.

Ebenezer Ofori capped a great performance on the day with a goal of breathtaking genius when he drilled home from 20 yards.

In a group that has Sierra Leone and Kenya, the Black Stars go joint top with Sierra Leone who also beat Kenya by 2 goals 1.


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China's helicopter unit joins peacekeeping mission in Darfur

China’s first helicopter unit on Sunday arrived in Sudanese capital Khartoum to join the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

The unit is composed of 12 soldiers out of a 140 strong force to be sent in batches as part of China’s participation in the UNAMID.

The team arrived along with two Mi-171 helicopters and other equipment, two more similar helicopters are to be sent later to make a total of four Mi-171 helicopters.

The helicopter unit is from the 81st Group Army of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), where it is expected to carry out tasks such as air patrol, transport of peacekeeping forces, evacuation of rescued personnel and air supplies.
Military Attache at the Chinese Embassy in Khartoum, Guan Aibing said that “The Chinese government is concerned with achieving peace in Sudan’s Darfur region.
“This unit will constitute China’s contribution to the peacekeeping operations in Sudan,” he added.
“Soon of these helicopters will be deployed in Darfur region to take part in the peacekeeping operations there,” he noted.
China has been actively involved in the UN peacekeeping operations for over 25 years.
According to a UN report published in July 2016, there are now 2,622 Chinese peacekeepers putting their lives at risk in restive regions around the world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2015 committed 8,000 troops to the UN peacekeeping operation force, a fifth of the 40,000 total troops committed by 50 nations.

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