Tag: herdsmen
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IPOB warns herdsmen against reprisal attacks on Abia communities over killing of cows
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has sternly warned Fulani herdsmen against any reprisal attacks on communities in Umunneochi Council area of Abia State, over the killing of cows grazing on farmlands. IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, commended Eastern Security Network, ESN, operatives for the job which it…
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Suspected herdsmen hack Oyo farmer to death
Some hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen have killed a farmer, Musa Monsuro, in the Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State. Monsuro was reportedly slaughtered on his cashew farm at Araromi village, Igboora, around 5pm on Monday. While the reason he was killed could not be ascertained, there were reports that those behind the…
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Herdsmen Not Behind Benue Latest Attack – Military
Herdsmen were not behind the latest attack in Benue State, the Military High Command has said. Our correspondent reports that 21 people were killed early hours of Tuesday in attacks on villagers in Guma, Logo and Tarka LGAs of Benue. Three more dead bodies were recovered in Tyotugh in Tarka LGA where 15 of the…
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Herdsmen kill seven in Taraba
Seven people, including a woman, have been confirmed killed and many others injured after suspected herdsmen attacked Tor Damisa village in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State. It was speculated that it was a reprisal attack because a herder was severely injured in the Tiv community just days earlier. Police spokesman, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed…
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Herdsmen from Libya, Mali, Others Still Killing Benue People, Ortom Cries out
*Buhari: I will crush terrorists before I hand over in 2023 *ACF seeks urgent action against criminal acts in schools Benue State Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom has raised the alarm that herdsmen from Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Libya and Senegal were still maiming and killing the peace-loving people of his state. However, President Muhammadu Buhari has…
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Terrorists, herdsmen on the rampage in Kaduna, Ondo, Plateau; kill 9, abduct 12
Terrorists and herdsmen have in the last 24 hours gone on the rampage in Kaduna, Ondo and Plateau states, killing at least six persons and kidnapping several persons. In Kaduna, a man was killed when the bandits attacked Gbagyi village on Monday night, while his pregnant wife was abducted. 10 other persons were also taken away…
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JUST IN: Herdsmen attack Ishiagu community in Ebonyi, kill 3
Unconfirmed report reaching Vanguard has it that three indigenes of Ishiagu Community, in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were attacked and killed by suspected herdsmen in the area. The victims were killed by the suspected herders while returning from their farm in the evening of the fateful day. Details later…
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Three killed, houses burnt as herdsmen sack Ondo community
No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded Molege community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday. The gunmen allegedly attacked the community following the refusal of the residents to allow the herdsmen to graze on their farms. After the attack, a source…
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Tension in Edo as suspected Fulani herdsmen take over community
There is tension in Edo state as scores of persons with some of them dressed in military uniform and suspected to be Fulani herdsman have reportedly invaded a farming community known as 2nd Abumere Ojigbelu Camp in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and chased the villagers away. They are also alleged to…
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Fear grips Enugu community, herdsmen kidnap seven holidaying residents
There is uneasy calm in Eha-Amufu, in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State after suspected herdsmen allegedly kidnapped in one week seven residents who returned for Christmas and New Year celebrations. PUNCH Metro gathered that about five persons were abducted on Monday along the Eha-Amufu-Agu-Amede-Ikem road. A community leader, Mr Divine Nwonye, who hails…