Tag: Herdsmen Attack
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Just in: Fear grips Benue residents as herdsmen reportedly kill 30
No fewer than 30 persons are feared dead and many more missing following a joint attack on Ayati community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to sources in the area, the attack was carried out by a combined force of armed herdsmen and local bandits, who descended upon the unsuspecting community on…
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10 killed in fresh attack on Langson village, Kaduna
Ten persons have been reported killed in a fresh attack on Langson, another community of Zango’s Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that 17 persons were confirmed killed in attacks and counter attacks that took place at Ungwan Wakili and neighboring communities of the same local government area last weekend. Chairman…
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HERDSMEN ATTACK: Death toll rises to 17 in Zango Kataf LGA, Kaduna
The death toll from last Saturday’s attack on Ungwan Wakili community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 17. At the scene of the attack, at least, 14 corpses were recovered this morning, aside from the one person killed yesterday and the two people that died in the hospital. TheNewsGuru.com…
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Herdsmen attacks: Oyo youths seek govt support to comb criminals’ hideouts
The youths in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State have called for the support of Governor Seyi Makinde in their efforts to comb the bushes where armed robbers, kidnappers and other criminals are using as their hideouts in the area. The President of Igangan Development Advocates, Diran Oyedokun, said this in an interview with our…
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Tragedy as Joel Amadi loses father to herdsmen attack
Nigerian singer Joel Amadi has lost his father to herdsmen attack amid the recent killings in Southern Kaduna. Amadi announced the demise of his father, who he alleged was shot dead by herdsmen. The Kennis Music recording artiste also called out the Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, who he accused of “not…
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How Gov. Okowa saved communities attacked by herdsmen from invasion by military
The Uwheru Development Union (UDU) has said if not for the intervention of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, military men would have invaded the Uwheru kingdom, following attacks on the kingdom that claimed 10 lives and left many injured. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls on 13th, 14th and 15th February, 2020, the entire Uwheru kingdom was thrown…
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BREAKING: Suspected herdsmen slay 10 In renewed Benue attack
Ten inhabitants were killed when suspected armed herdsmen attacked Saghev Ward in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The state government confirmed the attack and the casualty figure on Saturday in a statement by Mr Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom. TheNewsGuru reports that many innocent persons are…
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Herdsmen attack: Tuface calls for Federal Government intervention
Nigerian singer, Tuface has expressed anger at the inability of the Buhari-led administration to secure lives of Nigerians against the disparaging activities of Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen. The African Queen crooner said the government is not doing anything to avert the situation, adding that all they do is to condemn the killing. He said…
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Herdsmen attacks pose threat to Urhobo, Nigeria corporate existence – Movement
The Urhobo Renaissance Movement (URM) has said incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen across the country pose a threat to national unity and capable of wiping out the Urhobo people from existence if the excesses and the spate of killings are not contained with immediate effect. The movement, comprising high-flying professionals (Urhobo sons and daughters) at…