Tag: Killings
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Special Report: ‘We’ll rather die in S/Africa’s xenophobic attacks than be killed by herdsmen in Nigeria‘
“What exactly are we doing in this country when our lives are daily threatened by arrogant herdsmen who are now renowned for killing unquestioned? Are you not bothered by the several killings in Benue, Zamfara, Kogi, Taraba and other states? What has the Nigerian government done about it? Who have so far been arrested? But…
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ADEBOYE WARNS: No election, No Nigeria next year if killings persist [Audio]
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Friday warned Nigerian government to curb the incessant killings of Christians, while stressing that Nigeria may cease to exist as a country if the deadly act continues. Adeboye who made the declaration at the ongoing Holy Ghost service for the…
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Benue groups to drag FG before UN, ICC over incessant killings
Sequel to the incessant killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, a coalition of socio-cultural groups in the state, comprising Mdgzou U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi’Ngede, have resolved to drag the Federal Government before the United Nations. Also, a popular lawyer from the state, Prof. Agbo Madaki, has said that in addition…
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BREAKING: ADEBOYE BOMBSHELL: Nigeria will cease to exist if killings of Christians persist
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Friday warned Nigerian government to curb the incessant killings of Christians, while stressing that Nigeria may cease to exist as a country if the deadly act continues. Adeboye who made the declaration at the ongoing Holy Ghost service for the…
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CAN lauds Trump, asks Buhari to ‘Sit Up’
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says the comment of the United States President, Donald Trump, on the killings in Nigeria was the right thing and a wake-up call to President Muhammadu Buhari. During his meeting with Buhari at the White House on Monday, Trump described the killing of Christians in Nigeria as a serious…
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Muslims are victims of senseless killings too, MURIC tells CAN
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to see ongoing attacks by suspected herdsmen as not a sectional issue but a tragedy that befalls every body in the country. The group made this remark in reaction to last week’s call by the president of the Christian Association of…
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Trump to Buhari: ‘We are against killings of Christians in Nigeria’ [Video]
American President, Donald Trump on Monday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the United States is against the killings of Christians in Nigeria. Trump made the remarks in his welcome speech after expressing appreciation to Buhari for the visit. Trump called on Buhari to account for unchecked atrocities against Christians in his country and also spoke…
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Army arrest Ortom’s aide for alleged involvement in Benue killings
…We’ll allow the law take its course – Benue Government The Nigerian Army on Friday arrested the head of Benue Livestock Guards, Alhaji Aliyu Teshaku for allegedly masterminding recent killings in Benue State. Teshaku was arrested on Friday by the Army’s 707 Special Forces Brigade in Makurdi on suspicion of his involvement in some of…
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Why we are helpless about killings in Nigeria – Governors’ Forum
Chairman of Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum (NGF), Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara, has state governors cannot enforce maximum security in their domains because they are not in control of security agencies. Yari told newsmen in Abuja at the end of an NGF meeting on Thursday that the governors were working energetically with the federal government to…
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Benue: Labour Party condemns attack on Catholic Church, urges FG to end killings
The Labour Party on Friday condemned the recent killings of some priests and worshippers of the Catholic Church by suspected herdsmen. The oarty in statement by signed by its chairman and sent to TheNewsGuru.com said the incessant killings across the country is worrisome and urged the federal government to step up the fight against terrorism…