Tag: Benue
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Police debunks rumours of attacks on churches, mosques in Benue
The Benue State Police Command has described rumours of attacks on four mosques and another invasion of a church as deliberate falsehood. The state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, said nothing of such happened in the state, adding that such rumours could cause breakdown of law and order. Urging the public to disregard the information, Owoseni…
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Benue: Buhari reveals those behind killings, warns against reprisal attacks
President Muhammadu Buhari has said those behind incessant attacks in Benue State and some other parts of the country are ‘evil people’ bent on bringing the country to a sorry point. Recall that there have been repeated killings in Benue by suspected herdsmen with the latest being the killing of two priests and some worshipers.…
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Catholic bishops urges Buhari to resign over killings
Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBNC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign his position as president and commander in chief of the armed forces. This follows the recent killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the country, including two Catholic priests and 15 other worshipers in Benue State. The CBCN asked President Buhari to…
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BREAKING: Senate summons Buhari over killings in Benue, Taraba others
The Senate on Thursday resolved to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address a joint session of the National Assembly over the rising level of killings in the country. The resolution followed a motion by Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Sen. George Akume at plenary. Presenting the motion titled: “Continued Killings in Benue State”, Akume expressed…
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BREAKING: Seven killed as herdsmen attack another church in Benue
At least, seven persons were in the early hours of Thursday killed after suspected herdsmen entered a church in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. According to raports reaching TheNewsGuru.com the herdsmen were said to have stormed Mbamondo clan around 12.20am and attacked some displaced persons who had taken refuge at an African Church…
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Killings in Benue not religious -NASFAT
The Nashirullahi Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) has condemned the killings in Benue, Taraba and Nassarawa states. The President of NASFAT, Engr. Kamil Bolarinwa, said in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the society, Alhaji Banji Busari, that at a time when everyone had heaved a sigh of relief about the successes against…
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BREAKING: Reps summon Buhari over incessant killings in Benue
…suspends plenary for three days to commiserate with victims The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the incessant killings by suspected herdsmen in Benue state and other parts of the country. The unprecedented decision was unanimously welcomed by an overwhelming majority of members after a Kano lawmaker, Baballe Bashir…
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Benue: CAN frowns at incessant killings, urges Christians to protest across Nigeria
Sequel to Tuesday’s killing of two serving priests and 13 worshippers of the Catholic Church in Benue State, the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has urged Christians to protest across Nigeria. In a statement by Adebayo Oladeji, the special assistant on media and communication to the CAN President, Samson Ayokunle, the association…
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Buhari condemns killing of Benue priests, vows to apprehend assailants
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned killing of worshippers and priests at a church in Ukpor-Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue, and vowed to apprehend those behind the ungodly act. The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Tuesday, described the…
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Benue mourns as herdsmen kill two Reverend fathers, 13 others [Video/Photos]
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has confirmed the killing of two of its priests, Rev Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, in an early hour attack on St Ignatius Quasi Parish, Ukpor, Mbalom in Gwer West Local Government Council of Benue. A statement by its Director of Communications, Rev Fr Moses Iorapuu, said that the…