Some persons suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed seven internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Awe local government area of Nasarawa state. Peter Ahemba, president of the Tiv Youth Organisation in the state, confirmed this to NAN on Wednesday. He said the attackers had ambushed the victims on Tuesday while on their way to pick […]
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Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, in the late hours of Friday and early hours of Saturday invaded six communities in Saghev council ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State where ten persons have been reportedly killed. The communities attacked, according to locals who spoke to our correspondent through the telephone include; […]
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Some aggrieved soldiers invaded Naka, administrative headquarters of Gwer west local government area of Benue state on Thursday, burning several houses and destroying properties in the process. According to Channels, some residents said the soldiers went to the community in search of one of their colleagues. They reportedly said trouble started on Wednesday when a […]
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At least four police officers have been killed and 11 others declared missing after some gunmen laid an ambush on a police team in Benue state. A vehicle belonging to the security personnel was reportedly set on fire while some houses were also burnt during the attack which occurred when the officers were on a […]
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Bandits have on Wednesday attacked two villages in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing some people. The bandits attacked a mining site at Kuru-kuru village and also ambushed some people from the neighbouring Jarkuka village as they mobilised to bring help to Kuru-kuru. A witness, Sadi Musa, said scores of people were killed at […]
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Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least 10 people in two communities in Benue state. The communities are Gbeji in Ukum local government area and Tswarev district of Logo local government. Fatai Owoseni, commissioner of police in the state, confirmed the attacks, saying they happened on Tuesday night. Disclosing that some corpses had […]
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Not less than 24 persons have been reportedly killed in renewed attacks by suspected herdsmen in various communities in Benue state. The killings were said to have been perpetrated between April 2 and 4. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Members of the house of representatives from Benue said that killer herdsmen attacked seven communities in the […]
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The Army has extended the Exercise Ayem Akpatuma in Taraba by two months to rid the state of militants and other criminal elements. The army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu explained in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that the extension became necessary to further consolidate on the gains achieved so far in the state. Chukwu […]
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Mansur Dan-Ali, the Minister of Defence, has described former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma’s comment has “highly uncalled for,” and an invitation to anarchy. Danjuma had, on Saturday at the maiden convocation of the Taraba State University, told Nigerians to defend themselves against killers, saying the Nigerian Armed Forces were not ready to defend […]
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A fresh attack by suspected herdsmen attack in Omala local government area of Kogi state, has left at least 10 people, including Onu Agbenema, a traditional ruler, Musa Edibo, his wife, dead. As reported by PUNCH, the victims were killed on Monday in Agbenema, Aj’Ichekpa, Opada and Iyade villages in the local government area. The attackers […]
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