Tag: Igangan
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Makinde blasts FG over Customs operatives’ invasion of Igangan community, vows not to release seized ammunition
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has insisted that Federal security operatives must henceforth inform states before carrying out any covert operation. The governor was reacting to the recent crisis that rocked Igangan and its environs in Ibarapa Local Government of the state. Some operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had arrested suspected smugglers in…
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Fresh Igangan attacks carried out by Customs officials not gunmen – Oyo Government
Oyo State Government says men of the Nigeria Custom Service raided Igangan and other parts of Ibarapa areas of the state on Friday night, not unknown gunmen. Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan, that this was contrary to the widely circulated report…
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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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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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Igangan Killings: Convoke security summit now, APC tells Makinde
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described Saturday’s killings in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government area, as one too many, and urged Gov. Seyi Makinde to promptly convoke a security summit. It said the summit would seek to find a lasting solution to the security challenges facing the state. This is contained…
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Igangan killings: North has declared war on South-West, Yorubas won’t remain silent – Gani Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams on Sunday said with the killing of over 50 people in Igangan town, Ibarapa, Oke Ogun area of Oyo State, it is evident that war is imminent in the country. Adams, while condemning the gruesome murder of innocent residents of the town, warned Fulani herdsmen and bandits to…
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Video: Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Igangan in Oyo, kill 20
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have attacked Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state killing about 20 people. This is coming few days after TheNewsGuru (TNG) published a report in which the Chairman of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, General Ajibola Togun (retd) raised the alarm that some foreign herders were…
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Sunday Igboho: I lost N500m, seven men in Igangan invasion, says ‘evicted’ Seriki Fulani
The Seriki Fulani of Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State Salihu AbdulKadir disclosed that he lost seven persons following the an attack on his residence by supporters of Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho. Recall TheNewGuru had earlier published series of reports on how Igbowo issued a seven-day ultimatum…