Men of the 93 battalion of the Nigerian army stationed in Takum, Taraba, have arrested nine alleged members of an armed militia known as civilian JTF. The alleged members of the civilian JTF were arrested at Arufu, a boundary town between Taraba and Benue. A top military source who confirmed the development to NAN said […]
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NIGERIA – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu, says it is unfair and unkind for anyone to say his boss is condoning the killings perpetrated by suspected herdsmen. President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of not intervening directly in the clashes between farmers and herdsmen. In a statement on Tuesday, Shehu […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police, to move to Benue to restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall the crisis from escalating. Jimoh Moshood, polise spokesman, said the order followed the recent unfortunate killings of innocent people in Guma and Logo local government areas of the […]
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The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of two of its personnel by suspected herdsmen in an ambush in Logo Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said a police patrol team […]
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Barely 24 hours after holding a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja, the inspector-general of police, Ibrahim-Idris, has ordered the deployment of additional investigative teams to Benue and Rivers state. Idris had told state house correspondents that the president asked the police to beef up security across the country. At […]
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The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said over 40,000 persons had been displaced following the recent gunmen attack in Guma and Logo local government areas (LGAs) of the state. Emmanuel Shior, executive secretary of SEMA, told NAN in Makurdi, the state capital, that the agency had opened four camps for the displaced persons in the affected […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said herdsmen had killed over 20 persons between Monday and Tuesday in Guma and logo local government areas of the state. Ortom disclosed this while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi after the State Security Meeting. He said that out of the number, nine were Livestock Guards who were to […]
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The supreme court of Nigeria has dismissed the application of Herman Hembe, sacked member of the house of representatives from Benue state. The Apex court insists the ousted lawmaker must return allowances earned. Recall that on June 23, the Supreme Court sacked Hembe and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to present Dorathy Mato […]
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The Senate Committee on Works has asked the Federal Government to revoke the N3.2 billion contract for the reconstruction of Wannue-Yadev road in Benue, citing alleged incompetence by the handler. The 19-kilometre road contract, awarded in 2013, had a completion period of 24 months. Its chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, told newsmen in Gboko that his […]
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Fire has gutted the Jos transmission station through which electricity is being distributed to the fours states – Plateau, Bauchi, Benue and Gombe – served by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC). NAN reports that the fire, which started around 5pm on Tuesday, razed down the facility, a transformer 150MVA 300/132 KV, located along Zaria […]
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