Tag: HERDSMEN
16 killed in Benue church attack – Police
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of 16 people, including two Catholic priests, in fresh attacks on Mbalon community in Gwer...
2 Catholic priests killed in Benue herdsmen attack
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has confirmed the killing of two of its priests, Rev Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, in an early...
Herdsmen surrender 30 guns to police in Niger
Fulani herdsmen have surrendered 30 different guns illegally acquired, to the Police Command in Niger.
The Director-General of the state’s Department of Nomadic Affairs, Alhaji...
4 confirmed dead in Ebonyi herdsmen attack
The police in Ebonyi on Monday in Abakaliki confirmed that four people died in a herdsmen attack on the Onunwakpu community of Izzi Local...
Buharis’s visit: Security beefed up in Makurdi
Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Benue on Monday, security has been beefed up, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Armed security personnel...
Don’t politicise herdsmen/farmers clashes – Gov. Bello
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians not to give political colouration to the recurring herdsmen/farmers clashes in Benue and some...
Ajimobi orders arrest, prosecution of gun-wielding herdsmen
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has directed security agencies to begin the immediate arrest and prosecution of herdsmen caught carrying guns and other dangerous...
Herdsmen: Kebbi Govt to provide amenities at settlements
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has pledged to expand the scope of development at the designated settlements for herdsmen to forestall clashes between farmers...
Police arrest 3 suspects over Zamfara killings
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara.
Those arrested...
Monarch sues for understanding among farmers, herdsmen
Mr Christopher Jatau, the Uehra Ashea of Kube Chiefdom in Nasarawa State, has advised farmers and herdsmen in the country to understand each other...