Tag: Herdsmen
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Fulani herdsmen: Ooni warns Sunday Igboho after visit to Buhari in Aso Villa
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has advised Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, not to take laws into his hands but allow constituted authorities to handle the herdsmen menace. The monarch also warned Sunday Igboho to watch out for politicians seeking to hijack his agitations against killer herdsmen in the region. This is…
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No influx of herdsmen into Ekiti forests – Police
The Police Command in Ekiti State on Wednesday said there was no influx of herdsmen into forests in the state from Ondo State forest reserves as being reported in the media. The command disclosed this in a statement signed in Ado-Ekiti by Mr Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on behalf of the…
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Herdsmen menace: Buhari, Makinde meet behind closed doors in Abuja [Photos]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde was at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday on a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari receives Makinde in Abuja. With them is Prof. Ibrahim Gambari The president received the governor, with his Chief of Staff Prof. Ibrahim Gambari present, in a ‘closed door’ meeting. This afternoon, I met with…
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Don’t exit Fulani herdsmen with brute force- Ozekhome, Keyamo tell Akeredolu SAN
It is a court of law that can sift the chaff from the seeds
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JUST IN: No eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo, other South West states – Governors Forum
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said that there was no eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo State or any part of the South West region. It said the speech of Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was misconstrued in the media and was only directed at government reserve including registration. Chairman of NGF and Governor of…
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Sunday Igboho shuns Makinde, insists on herdsmen’s exit from Oyo communities
Chief Sunday Adeyemo, an agitator for Oodua Republic, better known as Sunday Igboho, on Friday visited Igangan, a town in the Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo State, insisting that Fulani people must leave Yorubaland. Recall Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has warned against actions that could incite peace in the state, saying that…
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Presidency, Akeredolu trade words over order seeking herders to vacate Ondo’s forests
The Presidency on Tuesday cautioned Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu on his plans to eject herdsmen from the state government forest reserves. Recall that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu gave a seven days ultimatum to herders to comply with an order seeking that vacate Ondo’s frests and also banned under-aged grazing, night grazing, movement of cattle within…
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3 Killed, 2 injured as Amotekun operatives, herdsmen clash
No fewer than three persons were reported murdered and two others injured on Saturday during a clash between the Oyo State Amotekun operatives and some Fulani herdsmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Amotekun operatives and herdsmen engaged in a clash at Aiyete in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state. The…
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Herdsmen attack Benue community
Suspected herdsmen have attacked Okokolo community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Four herdsmen suspected to have carried out the attack have been arrested and transferred to the Benue State Police Command Headquarters in Makurdi, the state capital. The Chairman of Agatu Local Government Area Adoyi Suleiman confirmed the incident during a security…
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Five Atyap men arrested over killing of herdsman in Zangon Kataf
Five men in Matyei Village, Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been arrested over the killing of a Fulani Herdsman, Ado Hassan. State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan, made this known in a statement on Monday. According to Mr Aruwan, “….. military under the…