Tag: Benue
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Pst. Adeboye weeps in Benue says ‘No man of God will see mass burial and not feel pains’
The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday condemned the mindless killings of people by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of the country. Adeboye, alongside his wife, Folu, made his feelings known when he visited Benue to condole with Governor Samuel Ortom and pray for the government…
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Killings: I didn’t abandon Benue during herdsmen, farmers clashes – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he didn’t abandon Benue State during the herdsmen and farmers clashes that claimed 73 lives. The president also said that government was deeply worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s rural communities, and vowed to end the menace “very soon”. The president said this on Monday when he visited…
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Photos: Buhari returns to Abuja as ‘mammoth silence’ welcomes him in Benue [Photos]
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday returned to Abuja after paying quick visit to commiserate with the people over the New Year killings that claimed the lives of 73 innocent citizens. Unlike his visit to Plateau State where he was welcomed by a mammoth crowd, this time, The President was received in Benue by the…
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Killings: I’m shocked IG spent less than 24hrs in Benue after directing him to relocate – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed shock that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris spent less than twenty-four hours (24hrs) in troubled Benue after initially directing him to relocate to the state and remain until peace was restored. The president also said that government was deeply worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s…
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Benue killings: Obasanjo pays condolence visit to graveyards of victims [Photos]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday visited the graveyard of the 73 persons killed by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The former President is in Benue, in solidarity with the governor and people of the state over the incessant killings and attacks by suspected herdsmen. He was received at the airport by the state…
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Herdsmen attack: Benue set to receive Buhari, postpones mass burial for 24 victims
Benue State Government has cancelled the planned mass burial for victims of Fulani herdsmen attack in Okpokwu. The government had promised to accord all the 24 victims of the Omusu Edimoga herdsmen attack a mass burial on Friday (today). Governor Samuel Ortom made the announcement for the burial during his visit to Omusu Edimoga in…
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Massacre: Again, Benue to give mass burial to 24 victims
Governor Samuel Ortom has directed that the 24 persons killed on Monday at Omusu Edimoga be given mass burial next Friday. According to his media adviser, Tahav Agerzua, the governor ordered that the victims of the herdsmen attacks be buried Friday He said, “Governor directed that arrangement be made for mass burial by next Friday.”…
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Herdsmen/farmers clashes: Why I didn’t rush to Taraba, Benue, other troubled states – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on explained why he didn’t rush to some troubled states despite the criticisms. The president reiterated that he has his way of monitoring developments instead of “rushing” to crises spots and “making noise”. Buhari spoke in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, during his visit to assess the situation in the state and…
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Visit: Residents of Taraba, Benue, others won’t be hoodwinked by your ‘cosmetic sympathy’, Fayose tells Buhari
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said residents of troubled Taraba, Benue, Zamfara, Yobe and Rivers states won’t be hoodwinked by President Muhammadu Buhari’s belated visit. The governor emphasized that the president never deemed it fit to visit the states when it matters most. Fayose, in a statement issued on Monday by his Special…
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Again, troops nab seven herdsmen in Benue destroying farmlands
Troops again have arrested seven herdsmen in Benue while they were reportedly destroying farmlands with their cattle on Wednesday. This brings the number of herdsmen arrested for such crime to 17 in the last four days. Earlier, 10 herdsmen were nabbed on Monday while destroying farmland at Tse-Tigir and Tse-Ndugh villages of the state. The…