AFRICA
MAN ARRESTED WITH $400,000 FAKE DOLLARS
Nigeria’s anti-corruption outfit has arrested a man in possession of fake dollar bills. The suspect faces likely prosecution over possession of fake currency.
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Samson Oyuedon was arrested with fake bills amounting to $400,000.
He was arrested at the town of Masaka in the north central Nasarawa State.
NIGERIAN TROOPS KILL 3 INSURGENTS
The Nigerian army yesterday rescued 149 girls and women in the ongoing operation against Boko Haram insurgents in the country’s Northeastern region.
According to Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Onyeama Nwachukwu, the army freed 54 women and 95 children.
SOMALIA SEIZES CLOSE TO $10 MILLION FROM UAE PLANE
Somalia's government says it has seized several bags of money worth almost $10m from a plane that arrived at Mogadishu airport from the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi.
WORK ON KENYA-SOMALIA BORDER SUSPENDED
Kenya has suspended construction of a 700-kilometre border wall after confrontations between security officers and people from a nearby Somali town.
Locals say the partially-built wall has helped prevent al-Shabab fighters from crossing into Kenya.
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