A Chief Magistrate Court sitting has sentenced one Ali Haruna to two years imprisonment for grazing his cows in a farmland in Ado-Ekiti and destroying crops.The Magistrate, Idowu Ayenimo noted in his judgement that the accused was arraigned in his court on Jan 22, 2016 over a two-count charge of willful and unlawful damage of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday at the graduation ceremony of Course 24 at the National Defence College in Abuja, says he has mandated security agencies to deal decisively with all acts of banditry and criminality perpetrated in the name of herdsmen-farmers clashes. “On the matter of herdsmen/farmers’ clashes, I wish to state that this administration […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State is showing his determination to deal ruthlessly with Fulani herdsmen in Ekiti State. Mr. Fayose on Monday met with local hunters in the Oke-Ako area of the state telling them to be battle ready, as he is prepared to give them the necessary support in the fight against any […]
Continue ReadingThe Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on Sunday, alleged that the numerous attacks being executed by the Fulani herdsmen in different parts of the country was part of the Northern Islamic agenda to forcefully Islamize the Eastern region, Christian minorities of the middle belt and seize their lands. In […]
Continue ReadingNobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lashed out at the presidency for its seeming inability to rein in the violent activities of herdsmen across the country. In his address to the National Conference on Culture and Tourism, Wednesday, Mr. Soyinka said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was yet to come up with an articulate solution to […]
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