The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 517 (April 22 - May 5 2020)

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Page4 TheTrumpet APRIL 22 - MAY 5 2020 News Jailed for throwing urine at TheTrumpet Group Tel: 020 8522 6600 Field: 07956 385 604 E-mail: info@the-trumpet.com TheTrumpetTeam PUBLISHER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ’Femi Okutubo CONTRIBUTORS: Moji Idowu, Ayo Odumade, Steve Mulindwa SPECIAL PROJECTS: Odafe Atogun John-Brown Adegunsoye (Abuja) DESIGN: Xandydesigns@gmail.com ATLANTA BUREAU CHIEF: Uko-Bendi Udo 3695 F Cascade Road #2140 Atlanta, GA 30331 USA Tel: +1 404 889 3613 E-mail: uudo1@hotmail.com BOARD OF CONSULTANTS CHAIRMAN: Pastor Kolade Adebayo-Oke MEMBERS: Tunde Ajasa-Alashe Allison Shoyombo, Peter Osuhon TheTrumpet (ISSN: 1477-3392) is published in London fortnightly Advertising: 020 8522 6600 THINKING OF WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN? We can help you develop a professional business plan from only £250. For more information, contact us at 07402792146 or email us at: tolu.oyewole@consultant.com Prison Officer Aman who threw urine at a Investigation Team. prison officer has being given Knowing the only other charge a jail sentence after a option for Raheem would be common determined Met detective used an unusual law to prosecute the case - believed to be the first of its kind in London. 22-year-old Michael Raheem was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for administering poison with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy, after throwing his urine at a prison officer in HMP Belmarsh. The incident took place on 6 assault - carrying a maximum sentence of six months - officer in the case, DC Natalie Ford, believed that he should face prosecution under Section 24 of the Offences Against the Person Act (OAPA) 1861; which calls for proof that a noxious substance has been used with intent to injure, aggrieve, or annoy. In the Met, urine is usually only tested for the presence of other substances such as drugs or alcohol; no October 2018 when Raheem test was previously sourced to approached a female prison officer holding a shower gel bottle filled with yellow liquid, which he proceeded to spray her with. He was detained by staff; and the half-full bottle was retained. An investigation was launched by officers from the South East Prison evidentially confirm to a court that a previously unknown liquid was urine. This meant the Met’s forensics team needed to source analytical capability to support this investigation. Therefore, a review of forensic testing capability, offered by forensic providers, was conducted, identifying a company that Amnesty calls for end to crackdown on journalists Continued from Page 1< fined the same amount and ordered to apologize for “transmission of false and misleading information” on the country’s approach to managing COVID-19. “The authorities must immediately lift the suspension of the journalist and the media houses They must not be penalized or sanctioned for doing their job,” said Deprose Muchena. Muchena added: “The media plays a crucial role in informing the public about the factual situation and measures taken by governments in response to COVID-19. Its capacity to operate freely should not be unduly restricted.” Some of the laws that have been used in recent years to stifle the right to freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom and silence critical voices are the Media Services Act, the Electronic and Postal Communications (Digital and Other Broadcasting Networks and Services) Regulations, Electronic and Postal Communications (Radio and Television Content) Regulations, and Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations. was able to examine the liquid and confirm beyond reasonable doubt that it was urine – making it applicable under the legislation. Detective Chief Inspector John Massey, from the South East Command Unit, said: “This conviction shows a real persistence and flair for innovation on the part of the officers involved; demonstrating the extra mile the Met will go to ensure the safety of, and justice for, front line staff.” Raheem was on remand for robbery when the incident took place. He was subsequently sentenced to six years for the robbery; the 20-month sentence to is to run consecutively. Bubble In Christ Music Band For your Music band with classic rendition for all occasions, with traditional, contemporary African international and Gospel filled with professional decent Presentation. More Musicians, Singers, Instrumentalists, handy men, Music directors band coordinators, Audio and/or video technicians, Drivers, Marketing Personnel are welcome. 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Health APRIL 22 - MAY 5 2020 TheTrumpet Coronavirus: DRC doctor prepares for latest in long line of health crises Page5 Health professionals working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in eastern Democratic of Congo (DRC), have been dealing with the deadly Ebola epidemic since August 2018. This experience is helping them to prepare for the latest disease to arrive - COVID-19. New cases of Ebola have been reported in Beni since 10 April, resulting in two deaths, despite earlier hopes that the disease had been eradicated in the country. As well as Ebola, the population of DRC is also having to deal with malaria, measles and cholera as well as ongoing insecurity, which is partly why health workers trying to vaccinate locals against Ebola have faced mistrust, and even violence. In an interview with UN News, Dr Abdourahmane Diallo, who heads up the WHO Ebola vaccination programme in DRC, explained that this is an ongoing problem. “Unfortunately, we have been fighting some resistance regarding the new cases: the community did not believe that they were Ebola cases, which is making life difficult for our workers on the ground. But we are doing our best to communicate with them, and convince anyone who has been in contact with the patients to get themselves vaccinated. The cases of COVID-19 that we know about are two people who came from Dubai to Uganda, and then tried to get to Beni. As soon as we got the message, we tried to isolate them, and their conditions have improved. Delivering the right message We had hoped to be able to close the treatment centres, but now, with cases of Ebola, and cases of COVID-19, that has changed. Spirits are good, however. I am from Guinea, where we had Ebola, and I also coordinated vaccinations in Sierra Leone. So, I am very experienced. When we face challenges, we try to remain courageous: this is part of being a public health worker. Communication has been a major problem throughout the Ebola epidemic, and we expect to have the same problems with COVID-19. For example, even before the new cases of Ebola this month, we had a meeting with local authorities, to make sure that the community received just one message, and that it was the right message. Within our team, we also have to be very careful to make sure that we are coordinated and speaking with one voice. As of now, it seems to be working: social distancing has begun; the authorities have closed the night clubs, for example, and even in the markets, people are trying to stay at least one metre apart. Rinsing Ebola protective gear in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Photo by Finnish Red Cross - Maria Santto) Fighting myths and rumours Disinformation has been a problem. People have been saying that certain drugs can be used to vaccinate against COVID- 19, which is not true. We explain that there is no vaccine against the virus, and trials are still ongoing. That message is beginning to get through, and we are continuing to vaccinate against Ebola. It is very important that we keep going back to the community, as many times as necessary, to get our message across. And we have to take time to explain, and give them the opportunity to have their say, otherwise we can’t succeed. Sometimes, this means going back to the community five or six times in one day! I have learned that you have to know the right way to speak to the community. Sometimes, to put them at ease, I don’t wear WHO-branded clothing. I dress simply, I bring a basic mobile phone, to A World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola vaccination team works in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Photo by WHO - Lindsay Mackenzie) A nurse prepares to vaccinate an infant during a regularly-scheduled immunization clinic in North Kivu province, DRC (Photo UNICEF - Thomas Nybo) show them that I am like them, and that we need to work together to fight the outbreak. Protecting health workers Luckily, we do have enough protective clothing, because of our vaccination campaign: for some time, have been vaccinating anyone who has been in contact with an Ebola patient, and we don’t know if they are a high or low risk. So, we need to make sure that we are fully protected. And when we go into the community, we are spraying chairs, tables, everything, and ensuring that our team is wearing Personal Protective Equipment. As for the COVID-19 pandemic, we are worried, of course, but we hope that, if people stick to the government guidelines, and we are able to communicate those guidelines to the community, the outbreak will not spread. I remember when the COVID-19 cases started in Guinea, my home country, I warned that anyone returning from highrisk countries needed to self-isolate for fourteen days, and not to go immediately back to their families and risk infecting them. Unfortunately, many people did not follow that advice, and now there are hundreds of cases in the country.”
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