Tag: Herdsmen
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We must stop Fulani herders from roaming, grazing on crops all over Nigeria – Presidency
The presidency on Tuesday stressed that an immediate solution should be put in place to curb herdsmen from roaming all over Nigeria with their cows and grazing on crops therein. The remark was made by the Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu during an interview session on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme. The presidential spokesman was…
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How MACBAN, herdsmen and FG devastated poultry sector – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “We are depressed, very depressed. And anyone of us, of our age, who was not depressed, he was not well-born. Because we have nothing to leave behind for our children, and violence will not sustain us…” Chief Audu Ogbeh, Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF. Ogbeh, former Minister of Communications under President Shagari…
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Herdsmen murder four in Benue community, Ortom reacts
Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said suspected herdsmen killed four persons at Tse-Angbande, Makurdi, the State Capital, on Friday night. Ortom stated this at Tse-Angbande, when he visited the village for an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of the attack that also left seven persons injured. He said the attack which took…
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Sad! Herdsmen attack two, kill popular Oyo farmer Aborode
The Chief Executive Officer, Kunfayakun Green Treasures Limited, Fatai Aborode, has been allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen near his farm along Apodun village in Oyo State on Friday. It was gathered that Aborode, a politician and prominent farmer, was slain just as he was leaving his farm around 4pm in company with his manager on…
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Herdsmen attack Amotekun, destroy farms in Ondo
The state Commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed this to journalists in Akure, the state capital, however, said one of the herdsmen was arrested with dangerous weapons while the operatives seized 16 cows. He stated, “Some farmers from Osi Community ran to the office complaining that herds had destroyed their farms. We sent…
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Over 400 herdsmen arrested for violating Benue grazing law – Ortom
No fewer than 400 herdsmen were reportedly arrested while over 7,629 cows, 210 sheep and other livestock were impounded for violating the Benue State Open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Law of 2017. The arrests were made in the last three years from November 1, 2017, the date of the commencement of enforcement of the law…
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SARS and herdsmen: Economic terrorists with impunity – Dele Sobowale
SARS AND HERDSMEN: ECONOMIC TERRORISTS WITH IMPUNITY “Allow an intolerable economic situation to persist for too long and suddenly, there are no good solutions left.” Arthur Burns, 1904-1987, Chairman US Federal Reserve Bank, 1970-78. Arthur Burns was Chairman of the US Central Bank, equivalent fo our own Governor, under US President Richard Nixon, . He…
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Any Fulani who comes to Benue as vigilante will go to jail – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday warned that he would use the rule of law to ensure that any Fulani herdsman who dared to come to the state for vigilante group was jailed. Recall that the Fulani organisation, Miyeitti Allah Kauta Hore, had at a press conference in Abuja recently, vowed to establish vigilante…
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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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![BREAKING: More blood shed in Southern Kaduna as herdsmen kill seven, injure two in Zikpak, Kafanchan [DISTURBING PHOTOS]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Kaduna-1.jpg)
BREAKING: More blood shed in Southern Kaduna as herdsmen kill seven, injure two in Zikpak, Kafanchan [DISTURBING PHOTOS]
Zikpak village in Kafanchan Jama’a local government area of Kaduna State had it own share of the ongoing herdsmen onslaught in Southern Kaduna on Friday night. At about 8 pm last night locals began distress calls after heavily armed herdsmen invaded their communities shooting sporadically making locals to flee for safety. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that…