Tag: Benue
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Benue massacre: Buhari, Ortom hold close door meeting inside Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari and the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, are currently meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is the first time the two leaders will meet since the recent killings recorded in the state. The governor arrived the Presidential Villa at 10:50 am and was led straight to the President’s office. Details…
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[Photos] Troops arrest alleged Benue State sponsored militia
Nigerian troops of 93 Battalion stationed in Takum, Taraba State, over the weekend arrested 9 members of Benue State government sponsored armed militia known as Civilian JTF at Arufu, a boundary town between Taraba and Benue State. A statement released by Nigerian army claims five of them were armed with AK-45 rifles fully loaded. On…
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Stop playing politics with Benue, Rivers massacres – Osinbajo warns politicians
Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday warned politicians to desist from playing politics with the murder of innocent lives in Benue, Rivers and other parts of the country to avoid igniting another crisis. Osinbajo cautioned that under no condition should Nigerians allow anyone to create a religious crisis. The vice president sounded the warning…
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Benue, Rivers Massacres: SERAP urges UN to convene, defend helpless Nigerians
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urging him to use his leadership position to “urgently call and/or facilitate the holding of a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to address persistent killings apparently by herdsmen in…
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Are we second class citizens? Meg Otanwa questions Buhari
Nollywood actress, Meg Otanwa who dumped banking for acting, has questioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent herdsmen invasion in Benue State. The multi-lingual actress famous for her role as Aisha in the ground breaking TV series BEFORE 30, revealed that she lost her cousin, in the hands of the same herdsmen. Meg revealed her…
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Benue, Rivers Massacres: Police deploy additional units to troubled areas
The police say they have deployed additional five units to Benue and Rivers States, days after dozens of people were killed in the two states. At least 20 people died in two Benue communities when herdsmen raided the towns, while 17 people were shot dead in Rivers by gunmen on New Year’s eve. A police…
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11 killed in fresh Benue attack
Suspected herdsmen on yesterday killed 11 persons in a fresh attack on Tombu village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The state governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, confirmed the renewed killings shortly after an emergency meeting with the joint socio-cultural groups in the state. “Two days back, four persons were killed in Guma Local…
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Groups urges UN, AU to intervene in Benue Killings
Socio-cultural groups in Benue have called on the United Nations and the International community to come to the rescue of Benue indigenes over the spate of killings in the State. Spokespersons for the group and President General of Mzough U-Tiv, Edward Ujege, made this known to newsmen after an emergency meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom.…
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Treat violent herdsmen as terrorists, Benue lawmaker tells LG
A member representing Logo Constituency in Benue House of Assembly, Hon. Terna-Kester Kyenge, on Saturday urged the Federal Government to declare violent Fulani herdsmen as terrorists and also treat them as such. His appeal was contained in a statement that he issued to The Nation in Abuja, demanding the State and Federal Government to declare…
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Rivers, Benue Massacres: IGP meets Buhari, insists ‘Nigeria is well secured’
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday maintained that despite the current security challenges, Nigeria is well secured. The IGP said this after a closed-door meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The IGP Idris briefed journalists on his discussion with the president. When asked if he believes there is…