Sentences with phrase «herdsmen over the killing»

«It is a pity that the Amnesty International has never for one day write a report against Nigerian military and Fulani herdsmen over the killing of our people.

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«Herdsmen have sacked a whole community in this country, they killed over 1,000 Agatus in Benue State and have destroyed people's farmlands across the country, has any of the herdsmen been aHerdsmen have sacked a whole community in this country, they killed over 1,000 Agatus in Benue State and have destroyed people's farmlands across the country, has any of the herdsmen been aherdsmen been arrested?

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.

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.

There has been tension between the herdsmen and farmers from Benue State, predominantly Tivs, in Ekiti over allegation of farm destruction and killing.

, on Tuesday, in Abuja, held a crucial meeting with heads of internal security agencies over the killings by herdsmen and other security challenges in the country.

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.

Civil rights groups have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Inspector - General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the incessant killings by herdsmen, particularly in the...

Civil rights groups have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Inspector - General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the incessant killings by herdsmen, particularly in the Northern part of the country.

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday spoke on what is expected of President Muhammadu Buhari over unjust killings by herdsmen the country.

Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) New Era, on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately resign over his alleged failure to put a stop to the killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen across the country.

Frederick Fasehun, President of the Oodua People's Congress, OPC, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari over the persistent killings perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen across the country.

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.

They also resolved that the Inspector - General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, «must» within 14 days arrest the herdsmen suspected to have killed over 70 persons in Benue State recently.

«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.

«We urge all churches to set aside time this coming Sunday, January 7, to pray for Nigeria and for victory over the wicked killings of Fulani Herdsmen.

He further condoled with victims of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings by Fulani herdsmen.

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.

This particular cattle owner said he has lost over 70 of his cattle after they were reportedly killed by members of the task force set up to flush out nomadic herdsmen in the Akyem North District.

He said: «We in the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are forced to make this press release on the continuous inhuman and wicked activities of the Fulani Herdsmen all over the Federation who are going from community to community killing innocent farmers with impunity.

Few days ago, over 60 persons were killed in an overnight clash between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Safere and Kodomti villages in Numan.

The Benue state police command on Tuesday made clarifications on the figure of persons that were killed over the last two months during attacks by suspected herdsmen.

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.

No fewer than three youths including students were allegedly killed on Wednesday during the protest against the recent killings in Benue communities by suspected herdsmen which left over 50 persons in Logo and Guma local government areas of the state.

Ban on Grazing: I have nothing against Fulanis — Fayose Following the outburst of Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, against the killer herdsmen over attack and killings in the state and reactions generated across the country, the governor has declared that has nothing against the Fulani people or any other tribe in the country.

He made this known in a Press Conference in Kaduna state Saturday over the alleged killing of four Fulani herdsmen by Adara and Gbagyi youths in Tsoho Damishi community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

Following the outburst of Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, against the killer herdsmen over attack and killings in the state and reactions generated across the country, the governor has declared that has nothing against the Fulani people or any other tribe in the country.

Ortom said that the fear of the people stemmed from continuous threat by the herdsmen who despite the killings still issued threat on daily basis to take over Benue land.

Omokri predicated his warning on the believe that the president has been silent over the killing of Christians by «radical Muslim Fulani herdsmen.»

It is news of innocent Nigerians being killed all over the place by bandits, kidnappers, and Fulani herdsmen.

The religious body appealed to the international community for assistance and urged all churches to set aside time on Sunday, January 7, to pray for Nigeria and «for victory over the wicked killings by Fulani herdsmen.»

The National Union of Benue State Students on Thursday, thronged the major streets of Makurdi, the state capital to express their outrage over the killing of one of their colleagues by armed herdsmen last weekend.

«The governor made several distress calls to the federal government over killings in some parts of the state by Fulani herdsmen, but he didn't receive any response until the Mambilla crisis which received the swift response of the federal government.

Idris had been summoned to address the Senate on the alleged inhuman treatment of Senator Dino Melaye during his arrest and detention by the police over alleged gun - running; and the spate of killings by armed herdsmen and militias across the country.

He said, «you want to arrest Christian clergymen who asked Christians to defend themselves against killer FULANI Herdsmen while you allow hundreds of foreign FULANI herdsmen invading Nigeria to kill and maim CHRISTIANS and take over theiHerdsmen while you allow hundreds of foreign FULANI herdsmen invading Nigeria to kill and maim CHRISTIANS and take over theiherdsmen invading Nigeria to kill and maim CHRISTIANS and take over their lands!

Uwazuruike recalling how the jihadists had arrived Kwara State in 1811 and after some brief stay «killed the Yoruba leader in the state and took over the administration of the area till date», said it was an indication «that all these attacks by Boko Haram and herdsmen who kill, maim and sometimes colonise some communities in Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states have the same Islamisation agenda».

In 2015, GTI reported that the number of people killed by Fulani herdsmen decreased by 50 per cent, amounting to over 630 fewer deaths.

Former President Jonathan wishes to express his condolences to the government and people of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings occasioned by herdsmen / farmers clashes.

Nigeria does not have to handle the Fulani herdsmen the way gun violence is being handled in America, where after a demented gunman kills over 50 people and kills himself, the matter is allowed to rest; nothing happens in terms of gun control because the American citizen has a right to carry guns.

The church noted that between 2014 and 2018, herdsmen had killed over 1,229 people across the country with Benue, Taraba, Nassarawa, Plateau, Kaduna and Katsina as the worst hit states.