Tag: Herdsmen
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Herdsmen/Farmers Crisis: ‘FG, Nigerian Army have restored peace to most warring communities in Nigeria’
A report by the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CASJET) has hailed the Federal Government and Nigerian Army for halting the age-long farmers-herders crisis ravaging parts of the country. The well-documented report detailed how President Muhammadu Buhari and the Army miraculously restored peace to warring communities to end the perennial clashes. Barely a…
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Reps move to block entry of foreign herdsmen into Nigeria
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to put a halt to the alleged entry of herdsmen from other African countries into Nigeria. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) at plenary on Tuesday. Moving the motion earlier, Mr Elumelu said that in recent years, herdsmen…
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Police confirm suspected herders’ attacks on Benue communities
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the attack on three communities in Guma Local Government area by suspected armed herders. Confirming the attack to newsmen on Sunday in Makurdi, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, said the attack happened on Saturday night. She said that the command had yet to establish the…
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Ugwuanyi intercepts 17 suspected herdsmen hidden in vehicle conveying cattle
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday night defied the heavy downpour in Enugu State as he led a team to enforce the overnight dusk to dawn curfew imposed across the country by President Muhammdu Buhari. The 8 pm to 6 am curfew is part of the measures put in place by the Federal…
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[Video]Okpanam youths protest killing of youth Chairman, by Fulani Herdsmen
Okpanam youths of delta state have barricaded a road in the state to protest the killing of a youth chairman. In the video, they called on state and federal government to do something about the killing.
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Herdsmen more dangerous than coronavirus in Nigeria – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Anambra chapter has berated the incessant killings of innocent citizens in country by suspected herdsmen. It said the menace was worse than the dreaded coronavirus ravaging the entire globe, regretting that the christians were the worst hit. The Chairman of the body, Rev. John Ndubisi, who disclosed this on…
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Troops foil herdsmen’s attack on Sokoto community
Troops of the 8 Division under the Operation MESA have foiled an attempt by herdsmen to attack Tara village in Sabon Birni Council Area of Sokoto State. Two of the killer herdsmen, Sule Sale and Umar Alhaji were captured by troops while others escaped. The fleeing herders abandoned 110 cattle. A statement by the Nigerian…
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Killings: Urhobo leaders give marching order to killer herdsmen, vow to take action
Urhobo leaders on the aegis of the apex body of the Urhobo nation, the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Worldwide have demanded the immediate evacuation of killer herdsmen from the length and breadth of Urhobo land, vowing to take action if they refuse to leave. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Urhobo leaders made the demand on Thursday…
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We won’t allow herdsmen to kill, Igbo again – Ohanaeze
The Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that the Ndigbo will not fold their arms and allow Fulani herdsmen to continue to harass rape and kill her people in their land. The President General of the Ohanaeze, Chief Nnia Nwodo, in an open letter to the Inspector-General of Police, titled, ‘The road to…