•Armed Fulani herdsmen It was another day of deaths and misery in Benue State yesterday after suspected herdsmen killed about 100 people in a renewed attack. Many others were maimed. Yelewata, a community in Guma Local Government Area of the state, was the scene of the pre-dawn attack, the latest in the recurring wave of […]
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have resumed attacks in Mgbuji community, Eha-Amufu town in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing four people in the community. It was gathered from community sources that the attack occurred yesterday with the farmers attacked in their settlement, reports The Nation...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen A human rights organisation, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has raised the alarm that 950 locations, especially forests, across the South-East communities are under the occupation of bandits and destructive Fulani herdsmen. According to Intersociety, the criminals operate fr...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Suspected armed Fulani herdsmen yesterday invaded two communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State killing no fewer than 43 people. The attack came barely a week after some communities in Gwer West LGA were attacked. A mobile police officer and 41 people were killed, reports The PUNCH. […...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Tears flowed freely yesterday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday, repo...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Following the recent wanton attacks and killings in the southern Senatorial District of Benue State by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, the Idoma Area Traditional Council, IATC, has ordered herders to vacate all farms in the zone to enable farmers to commence cultivation of crops. The directive followed a similar one by ...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen “They came suddenly into our farm, shouting in the Hausa language. My husband raised his hands and begged them. They commanded him to kneel. I was crying; I begged them not to kill my husband, but they laughed and shot him in the chest. “Then, they turned to me and ordered that […]
•IPOB Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the South-East region of Nigeria have accused security agencies of operating with a bias, alleging that while Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) activists are routinely targeted with swift and forceful action, armed herdsmen responsible for violent attacks on communities are ignored. In a joint s...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Despite the deployment of massive security personnel, suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday afternoon attacked two communities in Benue State killing nine farmers. The attacks and killings took place in Ayilamo ,Tombo ward in Logo Local Government Area and Jato Acka, in Kwande Local Government Area, reports The Nation. The...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen The Mutual Union of Tiv in America (MUTA) has called on the Benue State Government and the Federal Government to help reclaim lands allegedly occupied by suspected armed Fulani herders. The group also urged the governments to ensure the safe return of displaced persons to their ancestral homes, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...

