Tag: Benue
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Benue massacre: Ortom begs protesting residents to avoid another loss of lives, properties
Governor Samuel Ortom on Saturday appealed to protesters in some parts of Makurdi, the state capital, to remain calm and directed security operatives to restore order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Makurdi residents took to the streets in peacefully protest, over the killings in Guma and Logo local Government councils. Gov. Ortom,…
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Benue massacre: We’ll raise an army if you cant protect us, Unongo tells Buhari
A leader of the Tiv nation and the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Wantaregh Unongo, said if President Muhammadu Buhari failed in his responsibility of protecting lives and property of Benue citizens, the people would train their own army in the state for self defence. Unongo said this during the mass burial of the…
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Benue Massacre: Tears, emotions as victims are buried
Residents of Makurdi remained mournful on Thursday as bodies of the victims of the herdsmen attacks of January 1 and 2 on parts of Benue were given mass burial. Government offices, commercial banks, markets and schools were closed in the state capital in observance of the work-free day earlier declared by the state government in…
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Saraki orders senate committee to suspend recess, probe Benue killings
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has ordered members of the Senate ad-hoc committee on security to immediately resume sitting to review the killings in Benue State. Mr. Saraki ordered the committee to work through the weekend to ensure they have an interim report ready for the consideration of members next week. This directive…
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Benue killings: Police IG, Idris finally relocates to arrives Benue
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has arrived Benue State, following an order from President Muhammadu Buhari. Idris arrived Makurdi, the State capital on Wednesday and was received by the Acting Inspector General of Police incharge of Zone 4, at the State Police Headquaters. A tweet on the official social media handle of the…
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Benue Govt denies arming militia group against herdsmen
The Benue State Government has denied arming militia groups to defend the people against the marauding Fulani herdsmen in the state. There were reports that troops of 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army stationed in Takum, Taraba State, have arrested nine well-armed militia from Benue, claiming to be members of government sponsored security volunteers. The…
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Benue massacre: Ortom lied; killer herdsmen not camped in Nasarawa – Al-makura
Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Tuesday refuted claims by his counterpart in Benue State, Samuel Ortom that killer herdsmen on a killing spree in the state (Benue) are camped in Nasarawa State. Ortom had after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Villa on Tuesday told State House correspondents that the killer herdsmen…
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Benue massacre: Miyetti Allah cattle breeders responsible for gruesome killings – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Tuesday accused the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a group of Fulani cattle breeders in the country, for the gruesome killings of innocent souls in the state. The governor spoke on Tuesday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. “I had to brief him, he…
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Benue, Rivers massacres: Presidency slams critics, says Buhari not in support of killings
The Presidency on Tuesday warned critics attributing the recent killings in Benue and some other parts of the country to President Muhammadu Buhari’s support to desist as the president is always committed to the safety of lives and properties of Nigerians irrespective of religion or region. Several concerned citizens and stakeholders have accused the president…