Tag: Herdsmen
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Again! Herdsmen attack Plateau village, kill another 18
No fewer than 18 persons were, again killed, on Wednesday night, during a fresh attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ariri village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. TheNewsGuru gathered that eight members of a family were murdered in cold blood in the attack and four others inflicted gunshots injuries…
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Herdsmen planning to kill me, Ortom reveals
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has again raised the alarm that Fulani herdsmen were planning to kidnap, torture and kill him. The claimed that the herdsmen’s plan is billed to be hatched along Makurdi-Lafia-Abuyja highway. Ortom disclosed this, on Friday, at an interactive session between the church, traditional institution and other stakeholders towards peace…
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Fulani leader urges herdsmen to stop using minors as cattle rearers
The Ardo of Chanchaga, Mallam Abdullahi Babayo, has called on herdsmen to stop using minors as cattle rearers to avert clashes with farmers. Babayo who is also Sarkin Fulani Chanchaga and Shaku Kingdom in Minna made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday. He said that…
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Breaking: Troops encounter, kill unspecified number of armed herdsmen in Benue
Troops deployed in operation Whirl Stroke along Gbajimba-Akor axis in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State encountered and killed unspecified number of armed herdsmen on Saturday. TheNewsGuru reports Director of Army Public Relations, Texas Chukwum revealed this Sunday morning saying the troops dislodged the armed herdsmen from their camp following a superior fire power.…
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Again, herdsmen strike in Plateau, kill three in Bassa
Three persons were shot dead on Friday night in Zanwra area of Jebbu Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, by the herdsmen, throwing the whole community into fresh apprehension. The attackers were said to have struck around 8pm, few hours after the visit of the new Commander of Special Military Taskforce code-named Operation…
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I collapsed after Fulani Herdsmen invaded my farm- Funke Adesiyan
Star Yoruba actress and politician, Funke Adesiyan literally sent Instagram into a meltdown on Wednesday, when she recounted her sad ordeal. The busty entertainer and entrepreneur recounted how Fulani herdsmen invaded her farm, making her collapse. She wrote on Instagram:” I remember this day 2016. 3 months prior, I’d just acquired 5 hectares of land…
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Armed herdsmen violence six times deadlier than Boko Haram attacks – Report
A new report on Thursday by the International Crisis Group (ICG) revealed that violence involving armed herdsmen was six times more deadly than Boko Haram in the first half of this year. The report then recommended urgent steps that the Nigerian government must take to stem further attacks. The ICG estimated 1,300 deaths linked to…
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Ijaw group warns against subversion of democracy
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, has cautioned against any attempt to subvert democratic governance in Nigeria. The IYC called on the political leadership and other key players in the nation’s political space to give the requisite attention to the sustenance of democracy and avoid acts that could truncate it in the country. The IYC…
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Herdsmen-farmers conflicts becoming more sophisticated, deadlier – UN envoy
The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, says the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria are becoming more sophisticated and deadlier. Chambas, who is Head, UN Office for West African and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in a report presented to the UN Security Council, said the violence…
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Buhari determined to end farmers/herders crises — Audu Ogbeh
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to finding a lasting solution to the frequent clashes between herders and farmers in the country, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Audu Ogbeh, said Monday in Bleiswijk, in the western Netherlands. The minister gave the assurance during an interactive session with Nigerian postgraduate students studying in Wageningen University and Research…