Tag: Herders
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Makinde condemns calls for herders exit in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has called on individuals and groups planning to take actions that could lead to the forcible removal of anyone from Oyo State to desist from taking such actions. He said any persons who fail to abide by the directive will face the full wrath of the law. The Governor…
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Akeredolu bans night grazing, asks herders to vacate Ondo forests in seven days
The Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has given herders seven days ultimatum to vacate the forest reserves in the state. The governor also banned night grazing with immediate effect. The governor, in a statement released on Monday, said the decision was based on the state of insecurity in Ondo state. Akeredolu noted that bad elements…
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Umahi debunks attack on herders in Ebonyi, orders arrest of persons circulating fake video
The Ebonyi government on Monday ordered the arrest of circulators of a video on social media that Fulani herdsmen were being attacked and chased out of the state. Gov. David Umahi said at a news conference in Abakaliki that the video was faked. He ordered security agencies to investigate the source of the video and…
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Herdsmen in Ebonyi to carry ID cards
The Ebonyi Government on Tuesday directed that all the herders in the state should henceforth carry identity cards to help in identifying them in the event of any crime. The Deputy Governor, Dr Kelechi Igwe, announced the new directive while briefing newsmen on the outcome of a special security meeting convened by Gov. David Umahi…
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Herders rape traditional ruler’s wife, sisters-in-law
Armed men suspected to be herdsmen attacked the Mbanyiar community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State and raped wife of the Acting District Head of Mbawa, Chief Oliver Chado and his two sisters-in-law. Mbawa is a community in Governor Samuel Ortom’s village. It was learnt that the 11 herders invaded Mbawa and started…
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Tinubu, Ribadu, others proffer solutions to farmers/herders crisis, exonerate Buhari
The National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday identified the major challenges and also proferred solutions to recurring farmers/herders crisis in Nigeria. Tinubu noted that water, or more accurately the lack of it, is at the heart of consistent conflicts between farmers and herders in parts of…
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Farmers, herders’ clashes not caused by ethnicity, religion — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has blamed the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen on environmental, rather than ethnic or religious issues, while assuring of the Federal Government’s commitment to finding a lasting solution to the clashes. The Minister, who stated this at a mini town hall meeting which he organised for…
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How we’re tackling herders/farmers clashes in Benue, Taraba, others – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday unveiled the strategies by the Federal Government in tackling the herdsmen/ farmers clashes in Benue, Taraba and other states. According to statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity Laolu Akande, the government has been deploying mobile police forces, army and Air Force to troubled areas and…