Tag: Herdsmen
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Nine shot dead in Benue community again
Gunmen attacked Agan community in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue on Friday. leaving nine persons dead. Terkimbi Shom, one of the locals, told the newsmen on Saturday that nobody knew where the attackers came from. Shom said: “These attacks are becoming too frequent. “This is the second time in less than three weeks that…
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Herdsmen are Nigerians, we deserve govt’s protection – Miyetti Allah
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says herders are bona fide citizens of the country and should be protected and cared for by the government. The association also urged northern governors to provide water, grasses, and basic social amenities for the “400 grazing reserves.” Othman Ngelzarma, the National Secretary of MACBAN, said…
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Nobody or society can accept herdsmen who destroy farms, rape, kill people – ACF
“The fact of the matter is that, the crisis emanates from the belief by most herdsmen that they are free to enter any farm, eat up the crops and rape or kill any one raising objections. Nobody or society can accept that.” ACF Mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed support…
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Herdsmen get marching orders as Southern Governors ban open grazing
Herdsmen have been given marching orders as Governors of the Southern part of Nigeria on Tuesday banned open grazing across the length and breadth of the Southern parts of the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the ban on opening grazing was part of the outcome of a meeting of Southern Nigeria Governors Forum. The meeting of…
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JUST IN: Troops confirm mass movement of herdsmen from Abuja
Troops and Police operatives have confirmed the mass movement of some herdsmen from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the herdsmen were sighted around Tafa in Kagarko local government Area. The troops trailed the group to an open field at Toba village, Tafa, Niger State, following several distress calls from citizens on…
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Police, NSCDC intercept four truckloads of Fulani, Bororo herdsmen in Kwara State
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State, on Tuesday, intercepted and sent four truckloads of Fulani/Bororo herders and their cattle away from the state. According to reports, the herders had planned to settle in the Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state…
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19 killed as gunmen storm Benue communities
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed attacks by some gunmen on communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Catherine Anene, confirmed the attack on Monday to newsmen. The police spokesperson, however, said the command was yet to receive full details of the incident.…
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Agriculture and manufacturing will determine 2021 – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “ He gave for his opinion that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.” Jonathan Swift…
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SAD! Herdsmen kill man, wife in Benue
Suspected herdsmen have murdered a man and his wife in Udei, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Igba Faga and his wife were hacked to death on Tuesday evening on their way home from their farm. The attack came less than 24 hours after some armed herders invaded an Internally Displaced…
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Herdsmen kill couple returning from farm in Benue
Barely 24 Hours after the killing of seven people at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the Benue State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, a couple was reportedly hacked to death by suspected herdsmen. According to the report, the husband and wife were reported to be returning from the farm on Tuesday evening when they…