Tag: Farmers
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JUST IN: Five feared killed as gunmen ambush Osun farmers
Gunmen on Friday morning ambushed and allegedly killed five farmers on their way to farm at Modakeke community, Osun State. It was gathered the incident happened around 7am when the farmers were heading to their farms along Toro road in Modakeke. The incident caused tension in the community as residents and policemen visited the scene…
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Bandits kill 8 farmers in Kaduna
Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the killings of farmers in Buruku and Udawa villages in Chikun Local Government area by bandits. Though the Police could not confirm the number of the victims, a community leader in the area told journalists eight farmers were killed in the two communities. Plateau Police spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jalige, revealed…
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BREAKING: Buhari tackles Southern Govs on open grazing ban, promises to end herders crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the ban on open grazing by southern governors while also expressing a strong resolve to address the conflicts of herders and farmers for a permanent solution. The Nigerian leader also ordered that the associated problem of the gun-wielding “killer herdsmen” be tackled. This was contained in a statement issued…
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Bandits invade farmlands in Zamfara community, kill eight farmers
Eight farmers have been killed by bandits in Damaga village in Maradun local government area of Zamfara state. The farmers were killed while clearing their farmlands ahead of this year’s farming season. Many of the farmers reportedly escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds sustained while running for their lives. It was also gathered that…
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World Poultry Foundation upskill emerging farmers on bird health and better business practices
Emerging poultry farmers in KwaZulu Natal have benefited from hands-on training at advanced new facilities at the KwaZulu Natal Poultry Institute (KZNPI), with the support of the U.S.-based World Poultry Foundation (WPF). The training, the first in-person course at KZNPI since the start of the pandemic and lockdown, took place at the KZNPI poultry management…
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Gunmen kill three farmers in Taraba State
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three farmers in Wukari local government area of Taraba state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that the attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday in Assa village a suburb of Wukari local government area. The chairman of the council Adi Daniel in an interview with Channels Television said…
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Farmers, herders in Ekiti State to register with government or get expelled
Ekiti State government has given farmers and herders another two-week window to register with the state government or be ready to leave the state. The two-week grace begins on Sunday, March 22. In February, the state conducted a two-week registration of farmers and herders, but not all those involved seized the opportunity. Commissioner for Agriculture…
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Herdsmen kill two farmers in Ekiti
Two farmers have been killed in Ekiti State after a clash involving some herders in Isaba, Ikole Local Government Area. The police spokesman in the State, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident, said the clash was preceded by a disagreement between both parties. Mr. Abutu said police operatives have been deployed to the area to…
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Pastoralists And Farmers Conflicts In Nigeria: Time For Fulani Capitalism, Not Herdsmen Terrorism, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus Onyibe Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka’s country home in the forest area of lbadan, Oyo state capital, has reportedly been invaded allegedly by herdsmen. Although the police has denied the invasion of Soyinka’s sanctuary, he has confirmed that the peace of his abode was indeed violated by herdsmen and their cattle herd,but he successfully…
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Miyetti Allah lists conditions to end incessant clashes between farmers, herders
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, in the Southeast, says it will support any policy by the government that seeks to stop the clashes between host communities and the herdsmen. Miyetti Allah leader was reacting to the decision of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), on the need for the country to transit…