Police in Nigeria are calling on victims of an internet prankster to come forward and report him for the distress he has caused. Trinity Guy uploads skits to social media for his thousands of viewers. Some show him pretending to be shot dead.
Getty ImagesThe A-list actor and DJ is well known for acting in hit series The Wire and Luther as well as an acclaimed film role playing Nelson Mandela
Image caption: The A-list actor and DJ is well known for acting in hit series The Wire and Luther as well as an acclaimed film role playing Nelson Mandela British actor Idris Elba, who also has Sierra Leonean citizenship and heritage, has called for a peaceful general election in Sierra Leone, which will take place on Saturday.He reminded young people that they have the"power" in this vote, and that if the country is destroyed due to violence, it will be down to Sierra Leoneans to have to patch it back up again.Saturday's vote will be the country's sixth presidential vote since a military takeover in 1992.
It will see the incumbent, President Julius Madaa Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party , go up against Dr Samura Kamara of the All People's Congress .Elba's comments come on the same day that the Commonwealth Observer Group in Sierra Leone, led by former Nigerian Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, called for peaceful elections to reflect the will of the people.
“The eyes of more than 2.5 billion people of the Commonwealth - more than 60% of whom are young people under the age of 30 - will be upon Sierra Leone. Watching, in solidarity and in hope,"
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