Tag: Herdsmen
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Suspected herdsmen in military, customs camouflage launch fresh attacks on Igangan communities; kill Amotekun commander, three others
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen again struck late Friday night in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state killing four residents. The attack was however repelled by the swift response of local security operatives. The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Ibarapa Central simply identified as Muri was among the victims of the attack.…
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Nnamdi Kanu: Apply same zeal on herdsmen terrorizing Nigeria- Ortom to FG
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has urged the Federal Government to use the same zeal that led to the apprehension of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against “armed Fulani herdsmen” terrorizing Nigeria. Kanu who is agitating for the restoration of Biafra was allegedly arrested in Kenya and repatriated…
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Herdsmen invade Kwara APC spokesman’s farm, several injured
Alleged herdsmen, on Friday, invaded a farm belonging to the spokesman of the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at Offa in Offa Local Government Area of the State. One person was extremely injured in the attack which occurred at 1800hours on the farm located behind Offa University. The suspected herdsmen, according…
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El-Rufai sacks 99 political appointees
Governor Nasir El’ Rufai of Kaduna State has said the government sacked 99 political appointees as part of its right sizing. El-Rufai, who made the disclosure at news briefing, said that the government was yet to disengage any state civil servant in the state. The governor explained that the disengaged political appointees constituted 30 per…
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Amotekun arrests two bandits, recovers AK-47, others in Oyo
THE Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, has arrested two bandits of Fulani extraction with assorted firearms in the Ibarapa area of the state. The media unit of Amotekun in the state said in a statement on Thursday that the bandits were arrested with one AK-47 rifle, one pump action and a…
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Suspected herdsmen kill AAU graduate in Edo
Tragedy struck Monday morning as a graduate of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, was reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen. The AAU graduate, Miss Ella Williams, was reportedly gunned down by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The tragic incident which allegedly occurred on Monday, along the kidnapper-infested Benin-Auchi highway, was made known by a Facebook user,…
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Igangan killings: It’ll never happen again, Makinde vows for the umpteenth time
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said that people of Ibarapa geo-political zone should hold him responsible for the recent attack that occurred in Iganga. Igangan is one of the towns in Ibarapa North local Government Area of the state. Recall that the latest attack was the killing of scores of Igangan residents…
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Alleged plot to invade South-West: We are ready to confront herdsmen – Hunters
AGAINST the backdrop of alleged planned invasion of the six Yoruba states in the South-West by foreign herders, the Soludero Hunters Association on Thursday dared them to carry out attacks in the region and face the consequences. Speaking through their leader, Oba Nureni Ajijola Anabi, the hunters, who are domiciled in Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo…
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Fulani herdsmen poised to strike in Southwest, Kunle Togun, Ex DMI boss now Amotekun bigwig warns
Chairman Oyo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps, General Kunle Togun (rtd) has warned Yoruba people to be security conscious because the foreign Fulani herdsmen in their midst are poised to make the big strike, any time. Togun, a former Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) and former Deputy Director-General of State Security Service (SSS), advised…
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16 feared killed in renewed attacks on Plateau villages
Sixteen persons have been reported killed in two separate attacks in Jos North and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State by men suspected to be herders. According to reports, the attack in Dong village of Jos North occurred at about 8.00 p.m. on Sunday as the village came under siege with sporadic gunshots. The…