Tag: Fulani
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Herdsmen killings: Buhari surrounded by bad advisers- Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday expressed pity for President Muhammadu Buhari while stressing that he is surrounded by a wrong set of people that could not give him useful advice that would see the nation out of the trouble of herdsmen killings . Ortom stated this while reacting to statement made by Minister of…
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Sultan tongue-lashes those demanding Fulani herdsmen be labelled terrorist group
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, condemned those calling for proscription of Fulani herdsmen group, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria [MACBAN], despite the series of attacks launched against communities in different parts of the country. He also absolved MACBAN, of any culpability in the recent killings of farmers in…
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Sanusi’s genocide claims against Fulani in Taraba false, misleading – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Taraba State on Tuesday described as baseless and misleading the recent claim by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that over 800 Fulani people were killed in Taraba in 2017. Recall that Sanusi had in an interview with journalists last week alleged that in one weekend,…
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Fulani herdsmen are killers, not victims –Taraba govt
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has said any blackmail and propaganda employed by cattle breeders to turn themselves into victims will fail, saying the herdsmen are the killers and not victims. Ishaku statement is coming on the heels of the comment by his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, that the claim by the herdsmen that…
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Herdsmen demand compensation for members affected in crisis
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay compensation to herdsmen affected by all forms of crisis in the country. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Ngelzarma, made the appeal while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Sunday on the position of the association to the…
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Anambra church gun attack: Here is all you need to know
There has been a distortion in the reports on the identity of the actual killer, [gunman] or killers [gunmen] of eight worshippers on Sunday at St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Anambra state. When the first wave of news reports on incident hit the internet space, over four hours ago [12:00 pm], most news media…
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Hausa, Fulani behind most killings, kidnappings in Delta — Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that Hausa/Fulanis resident in the state are responsible for most of the killings and kidnappings the state. Okowa revealed this on Wednesday during a Town Hall meeting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. Represented by his Special Adviser on Rural Development and Peace building,…
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15-yr-old Fulani herdsman sentenced to death for murder
15-year-old Fulani herdsman, Haruna Usman was convicted to death by a Kogi State High Court on Tuesday. Usman was said to have been guilty of stabbing one Happy David to death following an argument while trying to graze on the farm of the parents of the deceased. He was said to have committed the crime…
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‘Own a sword, defend yourselves’, bishop tells Christians
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Ughelli, Delta State, Bishop Diamond Emuobor, said Christians in the country should endeavor to own a sword and defend themselves against rampaging Fulani herdsmen. Emuobor gave the charge on Wednesday in Ughelli while reacting to recent killings in Southern Kaduna which had claimed lives and property. The…