Tag: Herdsmen
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Herdsman kills police officer in Kebbi– Official
The Police Command in Kebbi on Thursday confirmed that a suspected herdsman had killed a policeman, Umaru Danladi, at Kaoge in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. It said the herder, Babuga Kuaara, had already been arrested for the alleged offence, adding that the policeman was attached to the Kaoje Police Division in Bagudo…
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Tension in Taraba as suspected herdsmen kill 42, sack 12 villages
At least, 42 people mostly women and children were reportedly killed across 12 villages in the Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. A witness and resident of the area, Dauda Marafa said in a phone interview that armed militiamen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday invaded communities in the local government, killing anybody…
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Again, herdsmen invade Adamawa, Taraba communities, kill 50
Over 50 People were reported to have been killed in fresh attacks on Monday night in several border communities in Adamawa and Taraba states. The attacks were reportedly carried out by Fulani militiamen targeting farming communities around Gojefa, Bujum Yashi, Bujum Waya, Sabonlayi and Bujum Kasuwa villages in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa…
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‘The Buhari I know will not support senseless killings by herdsmen’
A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon on Tuesday exonerated President Muhammadu Buhari of the killings and violence across the country. Gowon noted that it is unfair to blame Buhari for the killings in the conflict between farmers and herders in some parts of Nigeria. Gowon, who was Nigeria’s military ruler between 1966 and 1974,…
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Opposition spreading lies, blackmailing me with herdsmen, farmers clashes – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said opposition parties are blacking him with the herdsmen/farmers clashes happening in the northern part of the country. Buhari said this on Tuesday when he led leaders of the All Progressives Congress to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital to support the party’s candidate, Kayode Fayemi in the forthcoming governorship…
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Herdsmen kill three in Benue
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed three farmers in Tse-Tyodugh, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, it was learnt yesterday. A community leader and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Job Tiza, who confirmed the killings, identified the deceased as Ormoba Tsebo, Mkarsha Kyaave and Aondofa Iorliam. Tiza said the farmers were killed about…
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Killings: It is cruel to say I support herdsmen because I’m Fulani – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the claims that being a Fulani, he must be encouraging the killings being perpetrated by armed herdsmen in parts of the country seemed to him that there was no limit to the evil in the minds of men. The president wondered how anyone in their right minds would suggest…
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I’m ready to lead battle against killer herdsmen – Gani Adams
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, has reacted to the recent killings in the country while declaring his readiness to lead fight against killer herdsmen. Adams, who called for a South-West Security Summit to discuss herdsmen killings in the region, stated that events of the last few months have shown that Nigeria is…
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Melaye gives reason for persistent problem in Nigeria
Member Representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Dino Melaye, has given reason why there is persistent problem in the country. TheNewsGuru reports Melaye said the problem in Nigeria is not solely based on the inadequacies or inability of security agencies. He alludes that the problem is based on the blatant disregard for…
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Sultan blasts Ortom, Fani-Kayode for linking herdsmen killings to Danfodio
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll-led Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Tuesday knocked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, for linking the herdsmen killings across Benue, Taraba and other parts of the North, to the continuation of the late Usman Danfodio’s jihad. The Sultan is the President…