Gunmen Hijack Children School Bus in Nyanya, Abuja

A school bus belonging to a private school this morning, 6^th of May, 2014 has been hijacked in Nyanya, Abuja by gunmen. Confusion and panic in Karu and Nyanya areas of Abuja after reports that suspected Boko Haram members hijacked a school-bus this morning and kidnapped school children went viral. I hear anxious parents have even withdrawn their wards from schools there because of the scare.
The stories initially had it that two schools were invaded - Ave Maria Girls Secondary School and Vine International Academy but here is the true story - Ave Maria was not involved. The school proprietor of Ave Maria confirmed on phone that their school wasn't involved. But at Vine International Academy in Nyanya, their school bus was taken this morning by gunmen.

Co-Pilot Who Hijacked Plane, Arrested In Geneva

The co-pilot of a hijacked plane has been arrested in Switzerland after taking control while the pilot went to the toilet. The suspect, an Ethiopian man born in 1983, locked himself in the cockpit before landing the plane in Geneva.

After leaving the aircraft through a window using a rope, he then surrendered to police asking for asylum in Switzerland.

There were no injuries to the 202 passengers or crew.

Flight ET702 was on its way from Addis Ababa and was scheduled to arrive in Rome at 4.40am. Instead it landed in Switzerland at 6am local time.

Geneva airport chief executive Robert Deillon told reporters the suspect "wanted asylum in Switzerland" and "that's the motivation of the hijacking".