Tag: Herdsmen
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Video: Herdsmen Flooded National Assembly With Cows
The open grazing of cattle in Nigeria seem to have become embarrassing as some Herdsmen led their cattle through the National Assembly without fear or anyone challenging them. Watch video here.
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Herdsmen: Sagay Blasts Defence Minister, Ask Buhari To Sack All Security Chiefs
– Says killing is causing embarrassment to all Buhari’s supporters Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has called for the immediate sack of Service Chiefs in the face of deteriorating security problem in the country saying they are causing embarrassment not only to President Muhammadu Buhari but to all…
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Miyetti Allah Explains Reasons For Bloodbath In Plateau
“These attacks are retaliatory. As much as I don’t support the killing of human being, the truth must be told that those who carried out the attacks must be on revenge mission. “There have been recent reports of cow rustling and destruction of farms between Berom farmers and Fulani herdsmen. The people carrying out these…
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Herdsmen Attacked Plateau, Killed 200, Displaced Many Others
Herdsmen have been killing people in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State since yesterday without any restrictions, Starnews has gathered. It was gathered today that over 200 peoples have been reportedly killed with several people displaced. Chief Femi Fani Kayode alleged early today on his tweeter page that the victims of the attacks…
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Herdsmen Hit Adamawa, Killed 33 Women, Children, 78 Injured
Herdsmen has early this morning attacked a town called Dowaya outside Numan in Adamawa state, slaughtered 33 women, children, and injured 78 others. Starnews reliably gathered that the victims were Christians that were praying and conducting a wake-keeping for others in their community that had been murdered by the herdsmen a few days earlier. In…
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Herdsmen: Group Accuse Buhari, Security Agencies of Double Standard
– Says those 5 men culpable of killing one herdsman in Adamawa were Fished out, arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced to death; while killer herdsmen who have wasted many lives are still on the prowls. Two civil society organisations, Nigeria Mourns and the Joint Nigeria Crisis Action Committee (JN-CAC), have accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari…
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230 Tiv Farmers Killed By Herdsmen
About 230 Tiv farmers have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Doma, Keana, Awe, Obi and Lafia local government areas of Nasarawa State. The interim President of Mdzough Tiv, a social-cultural organisation, Nasarawa State chapter, Mr Thomas Gaar, revealed this on Thursday at a press briefing in Lafia, the state…
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Again, Herdsmen Attack Benue Community, Kill 9
Herdsmen has again attacked Benue community in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State in two separate attacks with over 45 houses burnt down, leaving several residents displaced. Starnews gathered that 9 persons were killed. 6 persons were killed in Tse Shan, and two in Tse Nyamkyume in Saghev, Guma local government while one person was…
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Anti Grazing Bills: States Are Not Under Your Control, Fayose Replies FG
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has replied the federal government over comment made through the minister of Defence, Dan Ali, that anti grazing Laws should be suspended by state governments as part of the means to end the killings and bloodshed in trouble states disturbed by Herdsmen. Fayose said that state governments in Nigeria…
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Herdsmen: Defence Minister Calls For Suspension of Anti Grazing Law
The Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali, has called for the suspension of the implementation of the anti-grazing law. The minister said that the suspension will reduce the tension in troubled states. He disclosed this on Tuesday after a security meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to…