Tag: Miyetti Allah
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Asaba accord: Miyetti Allah asks Fulani herders to leave Southern states
The Bauchi State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has urged its members to vacate the 17 southern states, where governors have decided to ban open grazing. MACBAN Chairman, Sadiq Ibrahim Ahmed, said: “This is a simple calculation. We are heading for secession. The rulers are no longer interested in the…
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Alleged abducted MACBAN chairman regains freedom
The Chairman of the Kogi Chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Wakili Damina, who was allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday, has been released. The state Secretary of the association , Mr Adamu Abubakar told newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday that Damina was released in Abuja late night of May 7.…
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We are yet to locate kidnapped Miyetti Allah Chairman – Police
The Kogi State Police Commissioner, Ayuba Ede, has said that the police are yet to locate the whereabouts of the Kogi State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Alhaji Waikili Damina, six days after his kidnapping. The police commissioner said that although he was yet to receive briefs from the DPO of…
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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Miyetti Allah Chairman in Kogi
The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeroa (MACBAN) in Kogi State, Alhaji Wakili Damina, has been abducted. The state Secretary of MACBAN, Mr Adamu Abubakar, told newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday that Damina was abducted on April 30 by some armed men dressed in army camouflage. He said witnesses said that…
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Miyetti Allah: We will avenge killings of every Fulani man by Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB
The umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has vowed to avenge the killings of Fulani herders in the South-East. Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, disclosed this while reacting to the killing of one of the commanders of Indigenous People of Biafra gunned down by security operatives last Saturday. Police…
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Governor’s wife secures employment for 20 members of Miyetti Allah
The wife of Zamfara Governor, Hajiya Aisha Matawalle, has secured appointments of Special Assistants to the Governor for 20 members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN). This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Wednesday by the Press Secretary to the Governor’s Wife, Zainab Abdullahi. Presenting the appointment letters to…
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Bandits kill two Miyetti Allah chairmen in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed the chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Hussain, at Garaku Market Area of Kokona Local Government Area of the state. The bandits also murdered one Mohammed Umar, the chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in the Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa…
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Herdsmen/farmers’ clashes: Give us ranches, we’re tired of open grazing – Miyetti Allah tells Ondo Government
Miyetti Allah Breeders Association of Nigeria says it is tired of open grazing in Ondo State, calling on government to make provision for ranches as a way of putting an end to frequent herdsmen/farmers’ crises. The Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Bello Garba, stated this on Wednesday in Akure. Garba was speaking…
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Declare Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders a terrorist organization – Group tells FG
The Federal Government has been urged to declare the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria a terrorist group. A group, the Igbo National Council (INC), made the demand during a summit held in Owerri, the Imo State capital. INC President, Chilos Godsent also asked Nigerians to stop buying and eating cow meats grown by…
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Miyetti Allah reacts to Obiano’s declaration of AK-47 carrying herdsmen as criminals
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has backed Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano for tagging herdsmen with AK 47 as criminals. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Obiano on Tuesday, at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women’s development Center in Awka, said such persons would not be allowed into Anambra State again. The Governor reacted…