Tag: Herdsmen
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Sign executive order to ban open grazing, senator begs Buhari
A member of the Senate representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Tolulope Odebiyi, has urged President, Muhammadu Buhari to take an immediate action against killer herdsmen in the country. Odebiyi made this known during plenary on Wednesday while lamenting the influx of criminal herdsmen into Nigeria from neighbouring countries. The senator said, “It is an indictment…
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Trending video: Fulani herdsmen arrested in Edo with guns, other dangerous weapons
Four Fulani herdsmen were on Monday intercepted by security operatives in Edo State. According to a video obtained by TheNewsGuru(TNG) the suspects were caught with guns, knives and other dangerous weapons at Ekenwan Barracks in Benin City, Edo State. Watch Video: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Media/News Company…
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Herdsmen and the Security Challenge – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside In the South West ,Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has recently been in the news. The self-styled Yoruba activist gained popularity (or notoriety) recently in the country after he led an attack against a Fulani community leader in Oyo whom he accused of harbouring Fulani herders engaging in criminal…
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Gov Abiodun orders investigation into herdsmen, farmers clash in Ogun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has ordered investigations into the recent clash between herdsmen and farmers in Eggua, Yewa-North Council Area of the state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the clash led to the loss of one life and destruction of property. Mr Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement in…
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Suspected herdsmen strangle relative of Akeredolu’s aide to death on his farm
Armed men suspected to be herdsmen have killed a 48-year-old farmer, Dayo Ibiye, in Ondo State. Ibiye was said to be a cousin of Gani Ajowa, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident on Saturday. He said the…
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Ogun State denies seeking Sunday Igboho’s help on insecurity
Ogun State Government has denied inviting Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho to help find a solution to security challenges. Sunday Igboho stopped briefly in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday on his way to Yewa-North Local Government of the state where soldiers allegedly connived with herders to assault farmers who did not allow…
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Ganduje: We must abolish herdsmen from trekking from North to Southern part of Nigeria
KanoState Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called for the enactment of a law that will abolish the movement of herdsmen from the Northern part of the country to other parts. He said until this was done, the incessant herdsmen-farmers clashes might continue. Ganduje made his position known in an interview with journalists on Saturday after a…
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TRENDING VIDEO: ‘Gunshots as IPOB’s Eastern Security Network battle, chase away Fulani herdsmen
A trending video shows members of the Eastern Security Network are taking down structures in the region’s forests built by Fulani herdsmen. In the video, gunshots could be heard in the background as the security operatives burn huts, other properties belonging to the fleeing herders. The Eastern Security Network, a security agency primarily made up…
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Rumblings Along the Western By-Pass – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, seems every inch an unlikely candidate for rascally adventurism. A man who wears his grey beards naturally without a pretension to the delicacy of incessant grooming can be trusted to govern and decide freely and fairly in matters that concern everyone. Add to this his illustrious legal…
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Declare killer herdsmen terrorists group now-Onitiri to Buhari
Lagos-based socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to declare killer herdsmen as terrorists group now to ensure peace and progress in the country. In a Press statement issued by his team in Lagos yesterday, Chief Onitiri pointed out that the killer herdsmen are not…