Sentences with phrase «state by herdsmen»

Against the backdrop of continued attacks and killings in Taraba State by herdsmen and bandits, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday 12 May 2018 deployed its Special Forces...

Against the backdrop of continued attacks and killings in Taraba State by herdsmen and bandits, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday 12 May 2018 deployed its Special Forces to the newly established 23 Quick Response Wing (QRW), Nguroje in Taraba State.

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Luka Binniyat has been remanded in custody by Kaduna State High Court after being accused of publishing a false report of an attack by nomadic Fulani herdsman.

«Was I funding the Agatus in Benue State when I condemned their killings by Fulani herdsmen?

Consultations were held with the governor of the state, with Benue elders, and now, a committee headed by the Vice President, made up of nine governors, has been set up to proffer solutions to farmers / herdsmen clashes.

John Charles The representative of the Pope in Nigeria will lead about 50 Catholic bishops to the mass burial of two priests and parishioners, who were killed by herdsmen at Mbalon community in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday.

Every state and community across Nigeria affected by the menace of Fulani herdsmen and the absence of rule of law are advised to join IPOB on the 30th of May to sit - at - home to bring Nigeria to a halt in honour of those that died.

The Benue State government has banned public processions following Wednesday uproar when residents in Makurdi took to the streets to express their grievances over incessant killing of people in the rural areas by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

The Senate confirmed that within the last 12 months, Nigeria has «witnessed a harvest of killings by the Marauding Herdsmen with several cases of massacre in Agatu in Benue State, Uzo Uwani in Enugu State, with several attacks in Taraba, Delta and Edo States, to mention but a few.»

Youths in their hundreds are currently protesting the killings of people of the state by Fulani herdsmen in Benue Sstate by Fulani herdsmen in Benue StateState.

The Nigerian Army on Friday said allegations made against it that troops were colluding with herdsmen to kill innocent citizens of North Central States particularly Taraba, by retired Gen. TheophilusYakubu Danjuma and refused to protect the people were untrue.

Pastor Tunde Bakare, General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, has berated the Department of State Services, DSS, over its alleged silence on the killings perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N10bn for the renovation of villages ravaged by herdsmen in Benue and other Nigerian states.

The panel set up by Chief of Army Staff, Lt.General Tukur Buratai, to investigate alleged military connivance with herdsmen in Taraba State submitted its report yesterday...

Kukah, who stated this when Nigerian Catholic Bishops visited the communities attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen, leading to massive destruction of lives and properties.

«Recently, some religious leaders led by former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar, were in Southern Kaduna to mediate between the herdsmen and farmers.

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday expressed displeasure with the mindless killings of people by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of the country.

Hagher, a Second Republic senator and President of the African Leadership Institute, United States, specifically criticised President Buhari for the way he had handled the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State.

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Thursday in Lagos assured that the Police has put modalities and security measures in place to resolve the crisis in Benue State, by dialoguing with the herdsmen and farmers in the sState, by dialoguing with the herdsmen and farmers in the statestate.

The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has described killings by Fulani herdsmen as a threat to security in the country.

The cleric called on the governor - elect of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu and other state governors in the country to take the issue of activities of herdsmen with all seriousness by emulating the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose by making law on grazing in order to control reckless grazing of animals in the sState, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu and other state governors in the country to take the issue of activities of herdsmen with all seriousness by emulating the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose by making law on grazing in order to control reckless grazing of animals in the sstate governors in the country to take the issue of activities of herdsmen with all seriousness by emulating the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose by making law on grazing in order to control reckless grazing of animals in the sState Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose by making law on grazing in order to control reckless grazing of animals in the statestate.

The CISLAC Director, Auwal Rafsanjani, who stated this at a state - of - the - nation press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, urged the government to provide livelihood support to several households in the states affected by the herdsmen's conflict.

Meanwhile, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of the 36 states to work together in tackling the menace of the herdsmen's killings and invasions, and not be distracted by their political ambition.

Over 50 persons had been killed in attacks on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen after they invaded some parts of the Guma and Logo local government areas of the state on New Year's Day.

No fewer than twelve Fulani herdsmen have been reportedly killed while fourteen others are declared missing by the Fulani community in Oyo State, after an attack by suspected local farmers at Okere near Iseyin in Iseyin local government area of the sState, after an attack by suspected local farmers at Okere near Iseyin in Iseyin local government area of the statestate.

The Plateau State Governor, Mr. Solomon Lalong, has apologised for his comments on the killings by herdsmen in Benue State.

At least six persons, including two teachers of the Makurdi Local Government Education Authority, have been reportedly killed by Fulani herdsmen near Ikpayongo, Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State.

The monarch explained that he visited Benue State thrice in 2017 to discuss solutions to the herdsmen / farmers» clashes with the state government, but added that none of the recommendations was implemented by the governState thrice in 2017 to discuss solutions to the herdsmen / farmers» clashes with the state government, but added that none of the recommendations was implemented by the governstate government, but added that none of the recommendations was implemented by the government.

National Publicity Secretary of the group, Comrade Adesina Akinpelu while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, «condemned in strong terms, the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue state&raState capital, «condemned in strong terms, the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue state&rastate».

In line with the administration's commitment towards finding permanent solutions to the herdsmen - farmers clashes in some parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the formation of a new Committee to look into the rebuilding of communities affected by the violence in the affected states.

The Commissioner for Special Duties in Osun State, Mr. Oguntola Toogun, who is the head of a committee set up by the Osun State Government to resolve crisis between farmers and herdsmen, said he was not aware of the destruction when contacted by one of our correspondents.

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), South - South region, has accused the Federal Government of supporting the wanton killings by herdsmen in some states of the Middle - Belt.

Shettima sympathised with Tiv people over the incessant attacks on their communities by suspected herdsmen, adding that the NGF would never abandon the state.

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union on Tuesday condemned the attack by suspected herdsmen on residents of Baking Kogi in the Jema'a Local Government of Kaduna State.

The President had last Tuesday visited Taraba State where he expressed sympathy with victims of the killings by herdsmen.

Speaking at theNigeria Union of Journalists» national summit in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital, Obasanjo who was represented by Prof Peter Okebukola, said the problems of herdsmen and the Niger Delta Avengers and others have constituted serious threats to the cooperate existence of Nigeria.

His decision came on the heels of the recent killing of people in the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

When contacted, the state police spokesman, Assistant Superintendent, ASP, Moses Yamu confirmed the attack on the Police by the suspected herdsmen adding that» we however did not record any casualties on our side»

The Mobile Policemen deployed to Benue State to curb incessant attacks on communities in Logo local government area of Benue state, Monday evening were attacked by suspected Fulani herdState to curb incessant attacks on communities in Logo local government area of Benue state, Monday evening were attacked by suspected Fulani herdstate, Monday evening were attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El - Rufai has reiterated that Chocolate City co-founder, Audu Maikori, who was recently arrested by the police over a series of tweets he sent to his followers, alleging that some students of the Kaduna State College of Education had been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Southern Kaduna, will face prosecution for his crime.

In a series of tweets on January 23, he alleged that five students of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Kafanchan, were murdered by Fulani herdsmen.

The latest killings mostly in Opkowu Local Government Area of the state has worsened the spate of massacare allegedly by Fulani herdsmen.

Fayose made the disclosure when he visited Oke - Ako in Ikole local government area of the State that was invaded last Friday by Fulani herdsmen that killed two residents of the town and injured others.

They will never subject themselves to the whim and caprices of a President who looked the other way when thousands of people were being killed by herdsmen in Benue, Taraba, Plateau and other States.

Also condemning the attacks, a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, who is now a lawmaker representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, said he was sad to hear about the «incessant violent killings going on in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen who have become the usual suspects in this kind of coordinated attacks in the state and others in the Middle - Belt.&rState, Jonah Jang, who is now a lawmaker representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, said he was sad to hear about the «incessant violent killings going on in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen who have become the usual suspects in this kind of coordinated attacks in the state and others in the Middle - Belt.&rState, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen who have become the usual suspects in this kind of coordinated attacks in the state and others in the Middle - Belt.&rstate and others in the Middle - Belt.»

«I am sure the people of Taraba State won't be hoodwinked by the President's cosmetic sympathy, show of concern and crocodile tears, which he never bordered to shed when hundreds of indigenes of the State were being killed by suspected herdsmen,» the governor said.

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari's reaction to the killing allegedly carried out by Fulani herdsmen in Plateau State.

Six Fulani herdsmen arrested by the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for allegedly kidnapping and terrorizing businessmen, including residents of Okeho, a border town in Oyo State, have been charged to court.

As the Army plans to lock down some forests of Kano, Plateau and Bauchi states in the operation, more attention should be invested on southern Kaduna given the peculiarity and the nature of the constant tragic attacks by armed herdsmen.

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode, has reacted to a purported plan by the Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi, to create cattle colonies for herdsmen in Ekiti state.