Tag: Herdsmen

Breaking: PDP Councillorship Candidate Shot Dead in Delta

A councillorship candidate in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections in Delta State, Hon. Ofa Eliot, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be suspected Fulani Herdsmen. The deceased,…

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Herdsmen Have The Rights To Carry Gun, Forests Belong To Nobody in Nigeria – PDP Governor

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has said herdsmen are not to be blamed for bearing firearms and forests in Nigeria belong to no one. The governor said herders are…

Herdsmen Attack Community, Kill mother, Four Kids, 3 others in Benue

Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday attacked Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area in Benue State kills eights persons including a woman and her four children. The gunmen stormed the community…

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Sheikh Gumi Urges FG To Establish Ministry Of Herdsmen

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi has reiterated his call for the federal government to establish a ministry of nomadic affairs. According to Gumi, this will help address the grievances…

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How Herdsmen K!ll 11 In Benue Christmas Day Attack

A group of armed men suspected to be herdsmen have turned a joyful day into a sorrowful one, following numerous killings on Christmas day. According to reports from PUNCH, the…

Army Conniving With Herdsmen on Attacks – Ogun Monarchs

The Nigerian Army have been petitioned by traditional Rulers in Ketu communities of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State over alleged connivance of its officers with herdsmen to…

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Banditry: Governors Agree To End Open Grazing In Nigeria

The Nigerian Governors Forum on Thursday said it had reached a consensus on the “need for the country to transition into modern systems of animal husbandry that will replace open,…

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Many Injured as Hausa Traders, Fulani Herders Clash in Delta

Tension filled the air on Monday when Hausa traders and Fulani herders engaged in a bloody fight, leaving at least 10 persons injured. The incident occurred on Monday, August 30,…

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Sheik Gumi Urges FG to Establish Ministry of Nomadic Affairs for Herdsmen

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on the Federal Government to treat Fulani herders like Niger Delta militants by establishing the Ministry of Nomadic Affairs to meet their…

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Akure Residents Protest as Gunmen Kidnap Nine Surveyors in Ondo

Residents in Ondo state have staged a protest, following chains of kidnapping in the state. The protest comes after a recent abduction 9 surveyors in the state. This comes after…