No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in fresh attacks in four villages in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, and Ukemberagya community, Gaambe-Tiev council ward of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
While 10 were killed by bandits in Birnin Gwari communities on Tuesday, three others were...
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Gunmen in the army uniforms yesterday went berserk, killing 26 people, following an attack on Jandeikyura, a border settlement between Taraba and Benue states. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday in Tiv dominated villages, bringing the total number of people murdered in the area to...
Nigerian Military The military outfit in Plateau, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has confirmed the death of two of its officers in a fresh attack following the mass burial on Tuesday of 29 persons in Bassa council area of the state. The …
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Group urges military to probe alleged rights abuses By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor & Peter Duru Controversy, weekend, trailed the withdrawal of special forces deployed to Logo and Guma Local Government Areas of Benue State in the wake of the new year day killing of 73 persons. While …
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Armed persons on Thursday night attacked villages around Anyiin, a major town in Logo Local Government Area, LGA, that serves as a base for special forces and has one of the biggest IDP camps. Residents in Anyiin reported heavy gunshots from attacks in nearby villages …
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The Nigerian Presidency has strongly condemned what it calls an upsurge in the promotion of hate speech by the media especially as it relates to the farmers/herders crisis in Benue state. The condemnation was made Friday by the spokesperson of President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, …
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Five people have been killed in fresh attacks on three local government areas of Benue State. Two people in each of Logo and Guma LGAs were killed while the one other was hacked to death in Okpokwu LGA yesterday. Governor Samuel Ortom …
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Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom says his state has no land for the establishment of cattle colony in the state as being advocated by the Federal Government. The meeting comes after recent outbreak of violent attacks on communities in Benue by Fulani herdsmen. Ortom said this on Monday while …...
A group, Middle Belt Conscience Guard, MBCG, has accused Governor Samuel Ortom of failing the people of Benue State and Middle Beltans generally in safeguarding their lives and property. A letter addressed to the governor and signed by Prince Raymond Enero, Convener and Dr. Paul Itodo, Deputy...
Residents of communities recently attacked by suspected herdsmen in Benue and Nasarawa States yesterday got afresh assurance of adequate protection from the police.
Police Inspector-General, Ibrahim Idris pledged that his men would henceforth make a repeat of the attack impossible.
Idris on a...
The National Vice President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Herders Association, Husaini Yusuf Bosso, has warned that more blood will be shed in the state if the anti-grazing law introduced by Governor Samuel Ortom is not completely scrapped.
This statement is coming barely 48 hours after the mass...
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Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, the former Abia State governor has said that Fulani herders are not responsible for the recent killings in parts of the country. According to him, prominent Nigerians who are against the anti-corruption war of the Federal Government are the major sponsors of the alleged...
For the umpteenth time, rampaging Fulani herdsmen last week attacked six communities in Benue State, killing about 71 people, injuring many others, and violently rupturing the fragile peace in the state. The attack is only the latest in the series of blood-curdling killings of Benue indigenes...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state of total commitment to the security of lives and property in the state over gruesome attack and killing by suspected herdsmen.
The President also said he has ordered deployment of additional security resources to...
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Nigerian Senate on Thursday moved to mount permanent military base in Benue state over incessant attacks.
The prayer came in a motion filled by Senator Barnabas Gemade, representing Benue North East constituency at the National Assembly.
He raised a petition on the incessant killings in his...
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The Inspector General Of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed Special Tactical Force to Zaki-Biam and other troubled spots in Benue state to restore lasting peace and prevent further loss of lives.
The Force’ Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh O. Moshood made this known in a press statement on...
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