Tag: Herdsmen
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FG, Military and Herdsmen attack: our side of the story – Taraba Gov
The Taraba State Government on Tuesday came out with their side of the story in the raging controversy that followed the call by former chief of army staff, General TY Danjuma on Nigerians to defend themselves against the rampaging herdsmen. General Danjuma accused the military of having an unholy alliance with the herdsmen. Darius Ishaku,…
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Again, herdsmen kill five in renewed attacks in Benue
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have again killed five people in a renewed attack in different parts of Benue State. Four persons were reportedly killed by herdsmen at the Guma and Agatu local government areas of the state on Sunday, while one herdsman was reported killed at Lower Benue, a suburb of Makurdi, on Saturday. The incident…
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Herdsmen attack Benue community, scores Killed
Several persons have been feared killed after suspected herdsmen attacked Branch Umenger in Guma LGA of Benue State. The marauding herders were said to have killed scores, including children, during the attack that occurred on Thursday afternoon. The suspects, as reported by Daily Post, killed one James Apav and Ataki Mageri, amongst several others while…
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Herdsmen invade Kogi community, kill traditional ruler, wife, nine others
There was pandemonium on Monday in Kogi as suspected herdsmen in separate attacks on Agbenema, Aj’Ichekpa, Opada and Iyade villages killed ten persons, including a traditional ruler, the Onu Agbenema, Musa Edibo; his wife while several houses were also burnt down. Agbenema is in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attackers who were…
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Soldiers kill four, arrest 18 suspected herdsmen in Benue
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 18 herdsmen in the Kwata Sule, Mbayer, Yandev and Kaambee areas of Benue State, who were caught grazing their cows on farmlands, an act which is against the state’s anti-open grazing law. TheNewsGuru.com learnt that the troops attached to the 707 Special Forces Brigade, Makurdi, while on patrol…
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SERAP asks UN to declare killer herdsmen terrorists
Nigeria’s human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council and its members demanding that they appeal to the government to end killings and destruction of property by suspected herdsmen across Nigeria. The organisation urged the council members to visit Nigeria for an on-the-spot assessment.…
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Five killed as herdsmen attack Edo
Five people have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in two separate attacks in Esan South East and Ovia North East local government areas of Edo State. Several people were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in both attacks. The incident at Esan South East local government area was said to have…
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Herdsmen take over Delta communities, demand payments from farmers
Fulani herdsmen have invaded and taken over three Delta communities in Ughelli North local government area, according to the State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Governor Okowa made this known when he played host to Police Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 5. “There is a particular community in Delta State, at a point in…
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Panic as herdsmen invade Kogi communities, kill 25
There was pandemonium in Kogi State on Thursday as persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen unleashed terror on three communities in leaving 25 people dead and several injured. Oganienugwu and Ikende communities in Dekina Local Government Area were affected; as well as Abejukolo in Omala LGA, all in the Eastern Senatorial district of the state.…
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Herdsmen attack: Police confirm 4 dead in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command on Monday in Abakaliki confirmed a herdsmen attack on the Onunwakpu community of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi which left four persons dead. ASP Loveth Odah, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), told the News Agency of Nigeria that the dead included three natives of the community and a…