Tag: Killings
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Herdsmen: ‘Defend yourselves against further attacks’ Ortom tells Benue residents
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has Tuesday charges residents in the state to defend themselves against further attacks by Fulani herdsmen. Ortom said this on a radio programme in the state on Tuesday. The governor noted that in spite of the presence of policemen in the state, killings were still going on in two…
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Benue, Rivers massacres: Adeboye condemns killings; says culprits will soon be exposed
Worried by the incessant cases of killings and kidnappings in the country, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A Adeboye has condemned the act while assuring that God will soon arrest the perpetrators. Leading his congregation in prayers, at the February 2018 Holy Ghost Service tagged “Stronger than your enemies…
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Killings: Benue increases ransom on gang leader from N10m to N50m
The Benue State Security Council has jerked up the ransom placed on a terror gang leader and most wanted criminal in the state, Mr. Terwas Akwasa, aka Gana, from N10m to N50m. The state security council had, in 2016, declared Gana wanted and placed a ransom of N10m on his head. Commissioner for Information, Mr.…
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I’m saddened over persistent killings, kidnappings in Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he is saddened and worried over the incessant killings and kidnappings across Nigeria. He promised to ensure they are stopped and those indicted brought to justice. The President spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, yesterday during the Ninth Assembly of the National Council of traditional rulers. It was…
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Killings: Don’t play politics with lives of Nigerians, CAN warns govt
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Dr Supo Ayokunle, yesterday said the killings and bloodshed across the country is without comparison in Nigeria’s history. The CAN leader, who is also the President of Nigerian Baptist Convention, spoke in Sagamu, Ogun State, in his sermon at the 13th annual New Year Thanksgiving and Memorial…
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States enacting anti-open grazing law to blame for herdsmen killings – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday blamed the passage of anti-open grazing law in some states as the cause of the recent killings by Fulani herdsmen in the affected states. Recall that the herdsmen recently murdered over 60 people in Benue State. Governor Samuel Ortom had also alleged that he had earlier informed the federal government…
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Benue massacre: Miyetti Allah cattle breeders responsible for gruesome killings – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Tuesday accused the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a group of Fulani cattle breeders in the country, for the gruesome killings of innocent souls in the state. The governor spoke on Tuesday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. “I had to brief him, he…
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Benue, Rivers massacres: Presidency slams critics, says Buhari not in support of killings
The Presidency on Tuesday warned critics attributing the recent killings in Benue and some other parts of the country to President Muhammadu Buhari’s support to desist as the president is always committed to the safety of lives and properties of Nigerians irrespective of religion or region. Several concerned citizens and stakeholders have accused the president…
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Your insensitivity to peoples’ plights caused killings in Benue, Rivers, others – PDP tells Buhari, APC
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of being insensitive to the security of lives and properties in the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the party spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan. The party…
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Police arrest eight in connection with Benue killings
The Benue State Police Command says it has arrested eight herdsmen in connection with the recent attacks on some communities in the state. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Moses Yamu, made the announcement in a statement signed by him, a copy of which was obtained by Channels Television on Wednesday. He said the…