Benue State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka(CP) has ordered the dismantling of non-security roadblocks in the state. He said the Benue State Police Command will effect the arrest of persons involved in such an obnoxious act. The CP gave the order after his tour of some parts of the state where he observed with dismay
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…the PDP campaign train was in three local governments of the Benue Zone C Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Saturday led the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) on a statewide campaign to zone C This came up as the party rounded off its 9-day Statewide campaigns ahead of the fast approaching 2023
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…the gunmen abducted the Commissioner on his way home after attending a Church program The Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Ekpe Ogbu has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped alongside Hon. Agbo Ode, one of his in-laws and the driver. It was gathered that they were kidnapped along David Marks Farm, after Akpa
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…the youth group cautioned that Fulanis should not think that Nigeria belongs to them The Benue Youth Forum(BYF) has raised concern over the recent statement credited to the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, MAKH, a Fulani sociocultural association. The BYF said it is saddened by the content of the communique issued at the end of the
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…the gunmen invaded a community in Benue and opened fire on residents Gunmen suspected to be herders have once again attacked the Tse Ikyem community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The unfortunate attack occurred on Saturday in broad daylight around 4pm. The assailants invaded the community and opened fire on residents, killing
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When these things happened and we got wind of them, we meet and placate the Fulanis through their leader, Miyetti Allah, to avoid any reprisal Two policemen and sixteen other residents were killed on Wednesday when some herders on reprisal attacked Gbeji community in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Benue State Commissioner
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‘Obi tweeted that he met Ortom to commiserate with him on the havoc wreaked by floods ‘ The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has revealed reason for his Wednesday visit to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom at his Abuja private residence. Obi who shared still pictures of the meeting, tweeted that he
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Suspected herders have killed no fewer than four people in separate attacks on two communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. A source said several houses were also razed down by the marauding herders. Last week, nine people were killed in separate attacks in the same Guma LGA by suspected herders. Coincidentally, the
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The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to the accusation by his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai, that he was using the insecurity in his state to attack the Federal Government. Ortom, accused his Kaduna state counterpart, Nasir El-rufai of wanting to keep him silent in order to pave way for the expansion agenda
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No fewer than 17 people were killed after armed men invaded some rural communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. It was learnt that the latest attacks happened on Sunday evening and in the early hours of Monday. The attackers raided several villages in Gwer West area, including Agbanu community along Naka-Agagbe
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The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, said on Monday the operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have captured a notorious bandit simply identified as Mohammed Isa in Benue State. IPOB had on Friday charged the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to protect Igbo residents from killer herdsmen disguising
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Gunmen have reportedly killed Terkura Suswam, elder brother to former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam. Terkura Suswam was allegedly killed in his country home in Anyii, Logo Local Government Area of the state around Tuesday night. Logo is one of the local government areas in Sankera axis ravaged by the murdered Benue warlord,
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A young man was burnt to death by angry mob for allegedly stealing N2000 at a popular market in Benue. The incident happened on Monday, March 1, at Ihugh market in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State. According to reports on Facebook, the young man allegedly stole money from a market woman while another
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A man has cut off parts of his genitals in Benue State to curb his insatiable appetite for female flesh. Terhemen Anongo, popularly called Doc K or Bob Korna, said it was best to cast off what caused him to sin rather than end up in hell, as the bible enjoins. A resident of Gboko,
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested two brothers, Samson Adayi and Jacob Adayi, for an alleged Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card fraud in Makurdi, Benue State. The brother, according to a statement issued by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, specialize in stealing innocent citizens ATM cards and use
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