Tag: Benue Massacre
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Benue massacre: stop eating cow meat, group tells Christians
A Christian group, Koinonia Ministerial Network, has called on Christians across the country to stop eating beef. In a statement signed by its International President, Apostle Tony Olukoyede, and its National Secretary, Pastor Simon Okpanachi, the group said the call was to protest against the New Year killings of 73 people in Benue State by…
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Benue massacre: Ekweremadu commiserates with Ortom, residents
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has joined the government and people of Benue State to mourn the victims of the recent suspected herdsmen attacks as they were given a mass burial earlier on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital. Residents of Makurdi came out in hundreds to mourn as bodies of the victims of…
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Benue Massacre: Ex-minister writes open letter to Buhari, says ‘You have betrayed democracy and promoted suicide’
A second republic senator and former minister, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, has written a provocative open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killings allegedly perpetrated by the Fulani herdsmen. Hagher, also a former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico noted in his letter that the killings in Benue and other parts of the country has escalated…
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Benue Massacre: Killer herdsmen not part of us – Miyetti Allah
A Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has distanced itself from gruesome killings that occurred in Benue State last week. The association said whoever perpetrated such crime is not a member of the socio-cultural group. They condemned the recent attack in Benue state, leading to death of innocent people including women and children. The…