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«He appealed to leaders of various groups in the state to convince their constituents that the Federal Government was doing its best to end the recurring attacks by armed herdsmen in various parts of the country.»

The statement read in part, «Governor Ortom commiserates with families of the victims, describing the attack on the young protesters as insensitive to the current mood of the people who are in grief over the killing of many innocent persons by armed herdsmen in Guma and Logo local government areas of the state.

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Binniyat had been detained since 12th July, charged with «breach of the peace» and «injurious falsehood,» in connection with a story he wrote about an attack by armed Fulani herdsmen in southern Kaduna in January 2017 that later proved incorrect.

The Katsina State Police Command said it recovered no fewer than 198 illegal arms from herdsmen and cattle rustlers in the state.

In all situations, these herdsmen took up arms and fought for a Fulani leader to overthrow the kingdoms that accommodated them and their cattle.

Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Ilewo - Orile community in Ogun State at the weekend and murdered three persons.

Government will continue to support the Armed Forces and other security agencies to fight not only terrorism, but kidnapping, armed robberies, herdsmen / farmers violence and to ensure peace, stability and security in our couArmed Forces and other security agencies to fight not only terrorism, but kidnapping, armed robberies, herdsmen / farmers violence and to ensure peace, stability and security in our couarmed robberies, herdsmen / farmers violence and to ensure peace, stability and security in our country.

Public scepticism has been re-enforced by the blockbuster accusation by General T.Y Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff and Defence Minister that the Nigerian Military under Buhari are «colluding» with «armed bandits» (read Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen) to carry out ethnic cleansing across communities in central Nigeria!

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.

Fearless Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Reverend Father Joseph Danlami Bagobiri was on point when, recently, he accused el - Rufai of taking sides with the armed herdsmen, thus failing in his responsibility as a true statesman; and becoming, therefore, a biased umpire who, according to the priest, «blames and criminalises southern Kaduna victims as the cause of the mayhem.»

«Two days ago, the media was awash with the story of Tiv militia gang arrested in Taraba State by the Army who confessed that over 1000 of them were recruited and dangerously armed by the Benue State Government to kill the Fulani herdsmen.

Armed Fulani herdsmen unleashed terror on Ayar Mbalom community in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday, killing 19 persons, including two Rev. Fathers.

Ayokunle, said though the government has taken battle to several groups that threatened the peace, unity, and security of the nation, it has not demonstrated any concerted effort to nip the ignoble activities of the armed Fulani herdsmen in a bud.

CAN President, Rev Samson Olasupo Ayokunle in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, noted that in recent times, armed Fulani herdsmen all over the federation have continuously killed innocent farmers with impunity.

Traditional rulers in Southern Kaduna have raised the alarm over armed herdsmen's invasion of their land.

«While in office, the former President knew that the capacity of the Nigerian police would be challenged by the sophistication of arms available to the herdsmen and so after he was elected President and sworn in on May 29, 2011, former President Jonathan summoned a National Security Council meeting and ordered that Fulani herdsmen attack must be decisively dealt with.

In another development, troops of 72 Battalion Special Forces on 7 April 2018 while on clearance operation in Gbajimba, Baka, Tomanyi, Iyode and Dogon Yashi in Benue State made contact with armed herdsmen militias at about 1330hours (1:30 pmIn another development, troops of 72 Battalion Special Forces on 7 April 2018 while on clearance operation in Gbajimba, Baka, Tomanyi, Iyode and Dogon Yashi in Benue State made contact with armed herdsmen militias at about 1330hours (1:30 pmin Gbajimba, Baka, Tomanyi, Iyode and Dogon Yashi in Benue State made contact with armed herdsmen militias at about 1330hours (1:30 pmin Benue State made contact with armed herdsmen militias at about 1330hours (1:30 pm).

Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan - Ali on Sunday declared that the call by elder statesman and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General TY Danjuma, to the people of Taraba state to take up arms and defend themselves in the face of Fulani herdsmen killings, is an invitation to anarchy.

Christians across the federation should also not forget to pray for the bereaved families of those attacked by the Boko Haram terrorists, armed herdsmen, bandits and other criminals in the past couple of months in Nigeria.

Buhari had on Wednesday in London told Archbishop Justin Welby that the farmers / herdsmen clashes were made worse by the influx of armed gunmen from the Sahel region in Nigeria and other parts of West African sub-region.

He made the call when he spoke with Kwame Tutu on Rainbow Radio following a report in the section of the media that, he had ordered Fulani herdsmen to return all arms and ammunition to the Regional Security Council (REGSEC).

On recovery of arms, he said: «Following a tip off from an informant at Gajiram in Nganzai Local Government Area, some Fulani herdsmen were held hostage and placed on a ransom by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Galte bush.

«In the first two cases, the suspects confessed to have been responsible for the supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias, and criminal herdsmen / farmers in Benue and Taraba StateIn the first two cases, the suspects confessed to have been responsible for the supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias, and criminal herdsmen / farmers in Benue and Taraba Statein Benue and Taraba States.

«It is a known fact that everyday, our dear state of Kaduna will not be mentioned in a bad and sad mood of either armed bandits or militia herdsmen that are killing and cruelly injuring many.

The above of example is just one out of many successive attacks in Benue and Kogi states where arms - carrying herdsmen casually visited terror on harmless citizens, killing and displacing community members.

(Reuters) Nigerian herdsmen armed with guns killed 20 farmers and injured eight other people in a mosque in the western central Niger state this...

A source, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said, «There were coordinated attacks on five communities by the well - armed herdsmen who stormed our villages in large number, around 10 pm to 4 am.

Disclosing that they lost over 68 people to attacks by herdsmen in Taraba State, Ubeh said it would be in the interest of anybody if the people take up arms to protect themselves because government is failing in its responsibility.

'' President Buhari should direct his war - mongering and bloodthirsty armed forces to carry out their military exercise in places the herdsmen have being massacring Nigerians without provocation.

Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has advised the Federal Government to open an amnesty window for arms - bearing herdsmen and other terrorists in the country.

The Muslim Congress (TMC), has condemned what it called «senseless» killings in some parts of the country, especially by Boko Haram, herdsmen, kidnappers, cultists and armed...

Condemning the insecurity in the country and the alleged inept leadership of the APC, the former minister said that the forum observed with great concern «the deteriorating security situation in this country particularly the increasing spate of kidnappings, armed robbery and the unchecked menace of herdsmen that regularly kill, rape and vandalise farmlands across the communities.

Katsina Police Command has said it recovered 200 illegal arms from herdsmen and cattle rustlers in the state.