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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Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed a traditional ruler, Gambo Makama, the Etum Numana, and his pregnant wife in the southern part of Kaduna state. The traditional ruler and his wife were said to have been killed in Arak, his hometown in Sanga local government area of the state, around 12:05 am. The […]
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Just two days after gunmen invaded and killed some persons at a Christmas carol in Nindem community of Southern kaduna, another six people have been killed in Anguwan Mailafiya, Gwong Chiefdom, Jama’a local government area of Kaduna state. Details of the latest attack are still a little bit sketchy but the gunmen were said to […]
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Two village heads have been reportedly killed by attackers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Lawaru and Dong Communities in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa state. The gunmen were said to have burnt down houses in the villages. Meanwhile, the Police have said Fulani herdsmen killed six policemen on Monday in Adamawa state. The […]
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Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least six people in Taagbe, a village in Bassa local government area of Plateau state. Sunday Yari, a witness, said among those killed were five adults and a teenager. He said the attackers, who came with sophisticated weapons, moved from one house to another. “They razed down […]
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Fulani herdsmen have allegedly raped a 72-year-old woman identified only as Victoria in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Narrating her ordeal, Victoria explained that she was working on her farm when two herdsmen attacked her. “Before I could question them on their mission in my farm, they gagged me and tore my […]
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A suspected herdsmen and farmers clash in Kajuru local government of Kaduna state, has claimed the lives of about 37 people. It was gathered that trouble ensued when some youth stormed a village in Ungwan Uka to avenge the death of a suspected herdsman. The man, accused of harassing people in the area, was said […]
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Eight persons were feared dead following an attack by suspected herdsmen, on two villages in Logo Local Government Area of Benue state, a Police statement said. The Spokesman of the Police Command in Benue, ASP Moses Yamu, confirmed the attacks in a statement on Monday in Makurdi. Yamu said the attacks on Akaa and Tse-Orlalu villages […]
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Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria wants herdsmen to avoid destruction of farm produce and grazing on farmlands to avert clashes with farmers. The Chairman of Nasarawa state chapter of the Association, Alhaji Mohammed Hussaini, said in Akwanga, that farmers should co-exist peacefully with herdsmen to avert violent clashes in the interest of peace. […]
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Clearly something has gone horribly wrong and this reinforces my belief that the amalglamation of the northern and southern regions of Nigeria in 1914 was not just a mistake but a demonically-inspired, craftily- contrived and premeditated satanic conspiracy by the British to destroy the greatness and enormous human potentials of the people of the south […]
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