Tag: Killings
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Killings: Your report about security situation in Nigeria is outdated, FG replies AI
…blasts Atiku for ‘taking sides’ The Federal Government on Thursday advised Amnesty International (AI) to update its report on the current security situation in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed who spoke in Abuja said contrary to AI’s claim, in all, 947 suspects have been arrested in connection with the farmers-herders…
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Ortom’s govt behind herdsmen’s killings in Benue – Akume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator George Akume, claimed on Friday that the Benue State Government was behind the attacks by herdsmen in the state, which had consumed hundreds of lives. In the course of the relentless attacks, many villages were also reduced to rubble in Benue state. On January 1 alone, 75 lives…
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I’m distressed, depressed by killings in Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is distressed and depressed by the ethno-religious killings in the country, appealing to Nigerians to learn to live together in peace and harmony. The president said this when he received leaders of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), led by Rev Dr Dachollom Datiri at the State House, Abuja,…
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CAN to Buhari, El-Rufai: Bring those behind fresh Kaduna killings to justice
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday challenged the Federal and Kaduna State governments to end impunity in Kaduna by bringing masterminds of the killings there to justice. CAN expressed shock over the killing of the paramount ruler of Kachia, the Agom Adara, Dr Maiwada Galadima, and his security aide and driver by suspected…
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Why killings continue in Nigeria unabated – U.S. Government
The United States of America has explained why violence and killings in some part of the country have continued despite government’s efforts. It blamed the killings largely on the reign of impunity on the country. The American government also said the killings increased because the perpetrators were not punished. “The Nigerian government should strengthen its…
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![TNG INVESTIGATION: Over 200 killed! Footprints of Plateau bloodbath in 10 minutes [Video]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gashish-church-2-1.jpg)
TNG INVESTIGATION: Over 200 killed! Footprints of Plateau bloodbath in 10 minutes [Video]
Over 200 persons killed! The Berom community in Plateau State are still counting their losses in the mayhem that befell them on Friday, June 23, 2018. Many have been eternally separated from their loved ones, parents have had to bear the agony of burying their children, houses, cars have been razed, farms destroyed, churches, and…
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![TNG INVESTIGATION: Uncommon faith in Plateau: Christians defy killings, worship in burnt church [Video]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gashish-church-3.jpg)
TNG INVESTIGATION: Uncommon faith in Plateau: Christians defy killings, worship in burnt church [Video]
By Adebayo Animasaun June 23, 2018, will remain a dreadful day to the people of Plateau State. It was the day gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded Gashish district communities, dominated by the Berom people, and killed over 200 persons, burnt houses and forced their inhabitants to take shelter at Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP)…
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371 killed in Zamfara since January 2018 – AI
Amnesty International (AI) said at least 371 people were killed since January 2018 and dozens of villages sacked in Zamfara State, as armed bandits hold sway in the state. A statement yesterday by the Nigeria spokesman of AI, Isa Sanusi said insecurity was escalating in Zamfara State, with daily killings and kidnappings by armed bandits…
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Killings: Buhari orders deployment of 1,000 troops to Zamfara
The Federal Government has assembled a 1,000-strong military force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence, to launch attacks on the bandits terrorising the villages and towns of Zamfara State. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists…
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Killings: We are not criminals, police cannot invite us, Miyetti Allah replies Gowon
The National Coordinator of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Benue State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, has described the call for the interrogation of the leadership of Miyetti Allah by former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), over killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen as uncalled for and unbefitting of an elder statesman.…