Tag: Massacre
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Bandits massacre 8,000 in Northwest – FG
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a marching order to security agencies to do whatever is necessary to put an end to banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other related crimes bedeviling Katsina and the Northwest region The Minister for Interior, Ogbeni Rauuf Aregbesola, accompanied by the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, made the disclosure…
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Herdsmen massacre 10 traditional rulers in Plateau
Suspected herdsmen have killed 10 traditional rulers in Plateau State, the Senate have said during plenary. In view of this, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, to as a matter of urgency, deploy security for the protection of traditional rulers in Plateau State. The Senate President made…
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7 killed, 4 injured iñ ‘massacre’ in south-western Colombia
Seven people were killed and four others injured in an attack in south-western Colombia on Sunday, local media reported. “Seven young people … were massacred with grenades and gunshots,” Senator Temistocles Ortega told broadcaster Caracol. The attack happened in Munchique, in the south-western state of Cauca. “You have no alternatives in Cauca,” Ortega said, adding…
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Survivor narrates how Boko Haram terrorists disguise as preachers, massacre 81 villagers in Borno
A survivor of the massacre by Boko Haram terrorists of 81 villagers of Faduma Kolomdi, Gubio in Borno State, has narrated how it happened. Modu Gana said that the attackers stormed the village on Tuesday in three Hilux vans and motorcycles, telling them that they came to preach the word of God to the people.…
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Jihadists raid village, massacre 15
About 20 armed Jihadists have raided the village of Diblou in Burkina Faso’s restive north, killing 15 people, plundering and burning shops and motorbikes, a regional governor said Saturday. The raid took place on the night of Thursday to Friday, said a security source who put the death toll at 14. But a statement by…
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Buhari vows to respond 'fiercely' to massacre of 37 people by bandits in Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to respond fiercely to the killing of 37 innocent people by bandits in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He described the the bandits as brutal and remorseless enemies of humanity, while condemning the killing and commiserating with families of the victims. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant…
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Untold tales of the 2018 Plateau bloodbath…and after
Recall Saturday, June, 23; 2018; 15 Berom communities came under heavy attack by suspected killer herdsmen, leaving on its trail over 200 deaths and a colossal humanitarian and environmental crisis. Then followed several misleading reports on the incident – the Nigeria police and community leaders gave different figures on the death toll; illustrative photos used…
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Massacre: Again, Benue to give mass burial to 24 victims
Governor Samuel Ortom has directed that the 24 persons killed on Monday at Omusu Edimoga be given mass burial next Friday. According to his media adviser, Tahav Agerzua, the governor ordered that the victims of the herdsmen attacks be buried Friday He said, “Governor directed that arrangement be made for mass burial by next Friday.”…
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Florida school massacre survivors push lawmakers to ban gun
Dozens of teenaged survivors of the second deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history on Wednesday marched on Florida’s capital to ask lawmakers to ban sales of assault rifles. The teenagers said such rifles that should be banned include the type used in killing the 17 students and educators on Feb. 14. Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
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Benue massacre: Ortom appears before senate over herdsmen, farmers clashes
Governor Samuel Ortom is currently meeting with the Senate in the ongoing probe by the upper chamber of the National Assembly into the killings by herdsmen in Benue State. The governor is appearing before the joint Senate Committee on Police Affairs; and National Security and Intelligence, especially on his indictment by the Inspector General of…