•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. ...
•Armed Fulani herdsman At least seven people have been killed in a fresh attack on Agbo Vengav Udam community in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen. Residents told our correspondent that the assailants stormed the village around 7pm yes and opened fire indiscriminately, killing seven on the spot [...
When farmers are afraid to go to their farms, hunger beÂcomes inevitable. Across many rural communiÂties in Delta and Edo States, this grim reality is no longer a mere prediction, it is already unfolding, reports Daily Independent. The suspected presence of herdsmen in vast stretches of farmlands has led to a growing wave of fear, […]
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Thirteen more dead bodies have been recovered from last Thursday and the Good Friday, attacks on some communities in Ukum and Logo Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State, just as the State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has admitted that Benue State is under siege. Isaac Uzaan, the Principal Special Assistant [&he...
•The protesters Fresh protests broke out in Jos, the Plateau State capital, today over the persistent killings of indigenous residents by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The demonstrations, which were led by Christian leaders including Plateau chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Polycarp Lubo, began at the Fawvwei Junction ...
•Some of the burnt houses in the fresh Benue attack yesterday Three suspected Fulani herdsmen have been arrested following the attacks that led to the killing of 11 persons at Otobi community in Otupko local government by suspected herdsmen. Governor Hyacinth Alia disclosed this today while briefing journalists at the Government House in Makur...
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