Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the police, the State Security Service (SSS), and other security agencies in the state to fish out herdsmen who allegedly killed five persons in the state. In the declaration of the state government on Sunday, it was alledged that three persons and not five were killed by […]
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Reports have it that five people have been killed by suspected herdsmen in two separate attacks in Esan South East and Ovia North East local government areas of Edo State. Some other persons were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries. The incident at Esan South East local government area was said to have […]
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“Senator” representing Kogi East in the Senate, Atai Aidoko, has reported a massive attack by suspected ‘Fulani herdsmen’ which, he said, claimed 32 lives in two local governments in Kogi State. Mr. Aidoko said 20 people were killed in Dekina Local Government Area, 12 in Omala while another five were maimed in the two areas. […]
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Troops of 3 Division Garrison Jos Plateau State arrested 7 suspects and recovered weapons in the clash between Miango community and herdsmen at Rafiki Village on Wednesday 14 March 2018. The troops responded to distress calls to the clash reported by locals. As troops moved in to settle the dispute, the herdsmen opened fire on […]
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Some men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed at least 25 people in Dundu Village of Kwall district in Bassa local government area of Plateau state. Many houses were reportedly set ablaze in the latest round of attacks in the state which President Muhammadu Buhari visited last week. Daniel Kadzia, the village head, said […]
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The Ebonyi police command on Monday confirmed the death of four persons in an attack by herdsmen on Onunwakpu community in Izzi local government area of the state. Loveth Odah, the state police public relations officer, told NAN that the dead included three natives of the community and a herdsman. Odah disclosed that the incident […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari Monday said he was quite surprised to learn the Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris disregarded his instruction to relocate to Benue over multiple killings in the state. At a stakeholders meeting held during his condolence visit to the state, President Buhari was told the IGP did not spend 24 hours in Benue. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the House of Representatives to direct security agencies to immediately begin the enforcement of the Open Grazing Law in Benue State and halt the killings by herdsmen. The House passed the resolution in Abuja as lawmakers again condemned the latest attacks on villagers in the Okpokwu Local Government Area […]
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Not less than five people were killed and many left injured in fresh attacks on Fulani communities in Sardauna local government area of Taraba state. According to the spokesman of the police in the state, David Misal, a militia group is suspected of being behind it. Misal told NAN that crisis erupted in Nyiwa and […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said he has invited President Muhammadu Buhari to console the people of Benue over the killings and destruction of their property but the president did not honour the invitation. The governor went on to state that the people issuing press release for the herdsmen “are living in Abuja, they […]
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