…before the latest attack, the herders had attacked and killed two persons on February 3 No fewer than six people were killed while three soldiers were injured when suspected armed herders launched another attack on some communities in Benue State over the weekend. The incident, according to locals, occurred at a border between the Tse-Abwa
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…the herders had been intimidating and harassing residents in the area in recent times Toru-Angiama community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State has been thrown into confusion and tension as two farmers were reportedly killed in the community by suspected herdsmen on Monday. Sources claimed that the incident occurred in the early hours
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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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Suspected herders again killed three persons in a community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspected herders were said to have invaded Ngban community in Guma local government Sunday evening. Suspected herders had been attacking governor Samuel Ortom council area. Last three weeks had been horrible in some communities in the same
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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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Suspected Fulani herders have reportedly killed six people on Thursday in a fresh attack in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a local who simply identified himself as Terna, the attack occurred at Umella village in Mbawa ward of the local government at about 3pm. Terna said “Some Fulani herders came into Umella community
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The presidency said yesterday that thousands of herdsmen are being tried and convicted across the country for illegal activities. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said there was no substance to the accusation that President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing anything on the herdsmen menace. He said, “I hope that the
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The Ebonyi State Government yesterday set up a nine man committee to investigate and report back to government the remote and immediate cause of the crisis that erupted between farmers in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state and Herders. Inugurating the committee, shortly after an enlarged emergency security meeting with security Chiefs at the
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Traditional Ruler of Mgbo in Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State, Eze Dr Daniel Chukwunweike Chukwurah, has advocated for aggressive enlightenment as a major tool to tackling the lingering rift between the farmers and herdsmen. He charged monarchs and other community leaders within Zone 13 of Nigerian police comprising Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi states to
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