Sentences with phrase «attacks by armed herdsmen»

«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 operation should be sustained up until the chances of further attacks by the armed herdsmen are either rendered very slim or completely eliminated.

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.

Noting that the attacks by armed herdsmen predated the current administration, the governor said the recent attacks had displaced 170,000 people with children of school age constituting 60 per cent.

Not exact matches

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.

This is coming on the heels of continued attacks on communities across the country by armed herdsmen.

Worried by the spate of attacks and killing of innocent persons by armed herdsmen, the leadership of the Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, Kaduna South District,...

«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.

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.

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.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration's resolve to deal decisively and expeditiously with the continued attacks on communities across the country by armed herdsmen, stressing that he has ordered heads of national security agencies to take all necessary measures to apprehend and expose those behind the heinous attacks.

These same people of Benue state have continued to go through series of armed attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen who had protested against the passage of the anti-open grazing law by the Benue state house of Assembly.

The attack came barely one week after residents of the area cried out over invasion on their community by suspected heavily armed herdsmen.

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.