The Benue state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has lost two of its men in a gun battle with some men suspected to be herdsmen. Adakole Peter, a spokesman of the corps in Benue, said the incident happened in Awange after Kasseyol village in Guma local government area of the state. […]
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The Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has discovered the lifeless remain of one of the two officers declared missing. Suspected herdsmen had attacked a police patrol team on Saturday after which four officers went missing. The officers were returning from an assignment from some villages in Logo local government area of the […]
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The Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has said two of four policemen declared missing after cattle herders attacked their patrol van had been found. Moses Yamu, spokesman of the command, reportedly confirmed the development. Yamu said the officers were in “sound” state. “Two of the men have rejoined their colleagues while the […]
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Four men of the Benue state command of the Nigerian Police Force have been confirmed missing after suspected herdsmen attacked a police patrol team in the state on Saturday. The confirmation of the development was made by Moses Yamu, spokesman of the command. The attackers were said to have opened fire on the team returning […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari told Catholic bishops in Abuja today that he would take a second look at appointments made by the Federal Government to redress issues being raised. He said the review will be done after a compendium of all appointments has been submitted to him. He told the bishops, under the aegis of Catholic […]
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Some men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen engaged men of the 707 special forces brigade of the Nigerian Army, Makurdi, Benue state in a gun battle on Tuesday. The spokesman of the brigade,Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. He said the suspects were plotting to attack a fish farm belonging to […]
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During his one-day visit to Nasarawa State on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari his administration would not tolerate further attacks by suspected herdsmen and other bandits. While urging all Nigerians to refrain from attacks, he said security agencies have standing instructions to arrest and prosecute anybody found with illegal arms. A copy of the speech was […]
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A number of persons have been killed in a fresh clash between herdsmen and villagers in Song local government area of Adamawa state. The clash, which occurred in Simba and Shure villages on Friday, also left many houses destroyed. Trouble started when the herders took their cattle to a pond said to be the only […]
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The inspector-general of police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, who appeared before the Senate committee on Friday over killings in the country, said anti-grazing law should be put on hold until ranches are established. Although the law which is in effect in Ekiti and Benue states was meant to check clashes between farmers and herdsmen, it has […]
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The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Muhammad Bello, has relaxed the 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. curfew imposed in Bwari town as a result of the Christmas Day mayhem in the town to 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. In a statement issued on Friday, the minister said the move was as a result […]
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