Tag: Herdsmen
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Suspected herdsmen invade Kogi community, kill seven
Not less than seven persons have been killed in overnight attacks by suspected herdsmen in Koto-Karfe in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the attacks took place in the early hours of Tuesday around 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Sources in Koton-Karfe told newsmen that the suspected herdsmen had hidden…
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Killings: Benue rejects FG’s ‘RUGA’ settlement for herdsmen
The Benue State Government has rejected the proposed RUGA settlement for herdsmen by the Federal Government in the State. The state’s decision was revealed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor Terver Akase. The statement decried the action of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, which it said was attempting…
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Herdsmen attack passengers on Ife-Ibadan highway, kill 1
Bandits, described as Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday attacked passengers on the Ife-Ibadan highway, killing one person. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dead man was identified as Mr Adenipekun Ademiju, a worker in the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun. Ademiju was said to have boarded a vehicle at Osu town…
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Herdsmen raping our wives –Anambra youths declare
Disillusioned youths from Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday protested against the alleged raping of women in the area by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The youths from Anam and Igala communities also noted that Fulani herdsmen had killed and mutilated some people in the area. The placard-carrying campaigners, who converged on Umueze…
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Five arrested for allegedly beheading herdsman, killing 6 family members in Ebonyi
No fewer than five suspected hoodlums have been arrested by the Ebonyi State police command for allegedly masterminding the burning to death of six family members from Ikwo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were also accused of beheading a herdsman in Onunwakpu, Izzi local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The Assistant Inspector-General…
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Herdsmen kill two, injure three in Ekiti
Tension brew in Iyemero community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday as suspected herdsmen allegedly attacked the community. The suspected herdsmen at the wee hour of Monday attacked Eda, one of the communities under Iyemero town. The gory incident has claimed two lives and three others were inflicted with various degrees…
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Suspected herdsmen kill four in Delta
Not less than four persons have been reported killed between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning by suspected herdsmen, who invaded some parts of Abraka community, Ethiope East council area of Delta state. The Nation gathered that the killer- herdsmen also barred farmers and labourers from gaining access into farmlands. They further took over parts of…
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Herdsmen kill three, injure one in Kogi communities
Lokoja – Unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders ambushed and killed three Bagana farmers on Wednesday on the Abejukolo-Bagana road in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. Those who lost their lives in the deadly ambush were in their 20s, according to the villagers, and included Samson Ajene, Adah Audu, and Monday Ocho,…
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Herdsmen allegedly shoot council secretary dead in Enugu
Secretary of the Uzo Uwani local council in Enugu state was on Wednesday allegedly shot dead by herdsmen around Olo town in Ezeagu local council of the state. The late secretary identified as Nnamdi Ogueche was said to have gone for a peace talk between communities and the herdsmen that have been terrorising parts of…
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In Benue people are ranched instead of cattle
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Benue, Emmanuel Jime said people have been the ones ranched instead of cattle, under Governor Samuel Ortom’s anti-open grazing law. Jime stated this during a live “True-Talk Benue Gubernatorial Debate 2019” monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. He said that the implementation of the…