Two farmers have been killed during a clash involving some herders in Isaba, Ikole Local Government Area, Ekiti state. The police spokesman in Ekiti State, Sunday Abutu, has confirmed the incident. He said the clash was preceded by a disagreement between both parties. Mr. Abutu said police operatives have been deployed to the area to … Read more
The Yobe state police command has disclosed it has established a tactical outfit to address farmer-herder clashes and other violent crimes in the state. Spokesman of the command, Dungus Abdulkarim announced the development to NAN on Sunday in Damaturu. Abdulkarim said: “As part of efforts to enhance public safety and security in the state, the Command … Read more
Senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu says the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is the first to “put forward a workable solution to the herder-farmer” clashes. Sheu stated this on Friday while presenting a paper at the 10th anniversary of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina state. He said: “It … Read more
In a sitting at Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, the Ekiti State High Court sentenced a 32-year-old herder, Muhammadu Abubakar, to life imprisonment for attempted murder. Abubakar was tried and found guilty on two counts of attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms. The charge read in part; “On April 9, 2019, at Aba Cotonou, Omu … Read more
Last Sunday’s terrible murder of farmers in Igama town Edumoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected armed herdsmen was termed as barbarous and horrifying by Governor Samuel Ortom. He cautioned that if the government fail to protect the residents of the state from the ongoing killings, they may resort to self-defense. The … Read more
Professor Suleman Elias Bogoro, the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), has given reasons behind persistent crises between herdsmen and farmers in many parts of Nigeria. Bogoro, who was a speaker at the maiden annual lecture of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, noted that growing land pressure was the major cause … Read more