•Armed Fulani herdsman Herdsmen have injured persons including, operatives of the Ondo State Security Network in Akure North Local Government Area. The attack took place today while Amotekun personnel were trying to enforce the anti-open grazing law in at Igoba, along Ado Road, reports The Nation. They were moving away cows grazing on a farm [...
•Cows trample on a farm Open grazing, which was once considered a traditional livestock management practice in many regions, is now under increasing scrutiny for its socioeconomic and environmental consequences. While proponents claim that open grazing promotes economic growth and preserves cultural heritage, a critical perspective suggests th...
•Fulani herdsman The governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, says Fulani herdsmen who destroy farms belonging to farmers could be doing it to exact revenge for losing their grazing reserves. The governor said this while commenting on insecurity in the North-West on Channels Television today. “Deliberate like in form of revenge. The herders felt...
•Armed Fulani herdsman The Amnesty International has disclosed that between January 2023 and February 2024, Benue State recorded at least 135 attacks and over 2600 deaths including women and children. The Program Manager of Amnesty International, Mrs Barbara Magaji, stated this during a photo exhibition and press conference on the conflicts in...
The leaders of the Fulani nationals in Nigeria, expressing concern over the challenges faced by pastoralists, have issued a stern warning, threatening to halt the sales of livestock nationwide if their grievances are not addressed. The Communique issued at the end of the Fulbe National Security Summit, organised by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Bre...
•Armed Fulani herdsman Suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday afternoon killed no fewer than 10 persons in Azandeh, community, Mbasaa, Mbajiga, Ityulugh, Torov district in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue North senatorial zone. But residents of the area put the figures at 30 or more, reports The Nation. Among those who killed was a family of [...
•Sunday Igboho Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho who returned to the country last week has said he is ready to face and chase out killer Fulani herdsmen from Yorubaland. Igboho said this while addressing a group of people in the Yoruba language during the burial of his mother in his hometown, […]
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Several people have been feared dead and many others injured after suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked the Adijah community in Ugbokpo, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident which reportedly happened today afternoon, has caused residents to flee to neighbouring villages, reports The Nation. The attackers ...
•Oba Adewale Akanbi The paramount ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take some measures to address the insecurity in the country, including taking Fulani herdsmen to schools. Oluwo appealed to the Tinubu-led administration to invest in ranching for the herdsmen to keep their cattle, ad...
•Fulani herdsmen Several persons have been killed in a fresh attack on the Ugboju community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. While conflicting reports trail the exact number of casualties, a source told our correspondent that nine people died in the latest violence in the North-Central State, reports Channels TV. The attack [...