Tag: Herdsmen
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Herdsmen in military uniform kill 16 in Benue
Suspected herdsmen dressed in military uniform yesterday killed 16 people at Agagbe community in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State while several others were either injured or displaced. The gunmen invaded the community about 4.30a.m. But the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, (OPWS), Major General Adeyemi Yekini, said only seven people whose bodies…
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2019 elections: Nigeria can’t afford to fail – US
The Ambassador of United States to Nigeria, Stuart Symington on Tuesday said Nigeria has to get the 2019 elections right so as not to disappoint those that looked up to it after the feat recorded in 2015. Symington made the remarks when he paid a visit to the Police Command in Kaduna. “The State of…
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Fulani groups accuse Buhari’s govt of neglect, say no preferred presidential candidate
Coalition of Fulani herdsmen groups in Nigeria have dissociated themselves from some Fulani unions’ endorsement of a particular presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections. They described the endorsement as dangerous noting that their associations were social, non political and none partisan aimed at uplifting Fulani interests. Alhaji Saleh Bayari, leader of the coalition made…
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Panic in Benue as herdsmen set Ortom’s rice farm ablaze
Suspected herdsmen have set ablaze the over 20,000 hectares of rice farm belonging to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. TNG reports that the rice farm is located in Tse-Adorogo, Mbabeagh, Nzorov, Guma Local Government Area of the state. According to a report by The Nation, the governor said he had not harvested his rice farm,…
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Herdsmen attack Benue community on Xmas eve, kill father of seven
It was a tragic Christmas for residents of Ukemberagya, Gaambe-Tiev community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State as herdsmen in their numbers reportedly launched attacks on the eve of Christmas Day leading to the death of one Ioewuese Myaga, a father of seven children. A community leader in the area, Anawah Joseph added…
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Herdsmen strike again in Benue, kill four
Four farmers have been killed by suspected herdsmen in a fresh attack on Tse- Dzungwe, Logo Local Government area of Benue State. Killed are Terlumun Uke,Samuel Dwem,and Draba Dwem and Apaaga Mlanga. Tse- Dzungwe which is located on the banks of River Benue, has been repeatedly attacked by herdsmen with residents just recovering from a…
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Herdsmen killings will continue if Buhari is re-elected – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday said killings by herdsmen would continue in the country unless President Muhammadu Buhari is voted out of office in 2019. Atiku said this while reacting to Amnesty International’s report on herdsmen/farmers’ clashes which indicted the Federal Government for failing to stop the killing…
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Miyetti Allah warns against any attack on Malian Herders in Sokoto
Security agencies and civilians have been warned by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore against attacking Malian herders grazing their cattle in Gudu and Tangaza Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. Reports of the invasion of Gudu and Tangaza in Sokoto State by some bandits have been flying around on social media on Friday. But the…
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Ortom’s govt behind herdsmen’s killings in Benue – Akume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator George Akume, claimed on Friday that the Benue State Government was behind the attacks by herdsmen in the state, which had consumed hundreds of lives. In the course of the relentless attacks, many villages were also reduced to rubble in Benue state. On January 1 alone, 75 lives…
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Herdsmen planning to attack Benue again – Ortom raises alarm
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Friday raised the alarm that herdsmen have threatened to unleash fresh attacks in Benue State. In a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the herdsmen had sent a message to the people of Mbagwen community in Guma Local Government Area of the state. The…