Suspected armed herdsman in the early hours of Sunday, allegedly killed about thirty persons in two communities of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State in what has been described as unprovoked attacks on civilians. Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sewuese...
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The Kogi Police Command has urged the public to ignore a trending video alleging blockade of Abuja – Lokoja highway and the kidnapping of passengers by herdsmen. The Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, gave the advice on Friday in Lokoja in a statement issued by the command’s image maker,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed the alleged viral WhatsApp voice-note claiming Fulanis have invaded Badagry in Lagos. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, debunked the report in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos. “The attention of the Command has been drawn...
Rev Father Andrew Abayomi, one of the priests at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, has narrated how the church was attacked. Recalled that bombs exploded and bullets rained at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, yesterday afternoon by terrorists believed to be Fulani herdsmen...
Professor Banji Akintoye, the leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, IOOW, on Sunday, described the deadly attack allegedly unleashed against Christian Worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo-State by Gunmen suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen, leaving scores of people dead, as a declaration of war against the...
Ondo State Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has decried Sunday’s terror attack on innocent worshipers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, describing it as horrific. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, the governor said he was terribly saddened by the dastardly act....
B OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State House of Assembly has strongly condemned Sunday’s terror attack and killing of scores of worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Information, Olugbenga Omole, made this known in a statement issued in Akure. Omole...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned in strong terms, the massacre of scores of worshippers at a Catholic Church in Ondo State by men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The Governor in a condolence message to his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has insisted that the law banning open grazing in the state is irrevocable just as he told the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore that he is prepared to meet them in court for any legal battle. Secretary-General of the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than five villagers have been killed by bandits, who attacked Takakume Village of Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered by our correspondent that the incident occured in the late hours of Sunday, 8th May, 2022. The perpetrators according...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), a Fulani sociocultural organisation, has denied purchasing any nomination forms for any candidate contesting the 2023 elections. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Ngelzarma, stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ngelzarma...
Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday attacked a trailer carrying cattle. In a viral video on the internet, the trailer bearing the cattle was seen going up in flames, while cattle which alighted from the truck were seen wandering without direction. Sources said...
The Anambra State Police Command on Monday said that seven of the eight herdsmen allegedly kidnapped in the state on Saturday had been found and rescued. Police spokesman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, told NAN in Akwa that a joint police and military patrol team found the herdsmen sitting in the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria(HURIWA), on Wednesday, condemned the killings of scores of innocent Nigerians in Plateau and Benue States, describing it as unbecoming. It also expressed consternation that the President can only issue statements and not back the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says the APC-led Federal Government is paying deaf ears to the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians. The governor bared his mind in an interview with reporters Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 at the Benue Peoples House following the attack on...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again lamented over the gruesome murder of 23 persons in fresh attacks on two communities by the invading Fulani herdsmen on Monday night. No fewer than 8 persons were mowed down on Monday night by Fulani herdsmen who...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday said it would begin the enforcement of the ban on open grazing which has since been pronounced by South East Governors and passed into law by many States in Biafran land. A statement issued by IPOB...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has expressed grief over the sustained invasion and killing of Benue people by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The governor l, who was reacting to the recent murderous activities of Fulani herdsmen in Benue with scores hacked to death in unprovoked...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – As the fight against criminality intensifies in Benue State, troops from Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, on Saturday made a huge breakthrough when they rescued 8 persons from kidnappers den. Mr Nathaniel Ikyur, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said in a statement on Sunday,...