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Cow Responsible For OPC, Fulani Herdsmen Clash In Kwara, Four Dead-Police

Cow Responsible For OPC, Fulani Herdsmen Clash In Kwara, Four Dead-Police

The police command in Kwara has restored order in the popular Kara (livestock) market at Ijase-IPO, near Ilorin. The command also assured residents, especially those travelling along the Ilorin-Ajase-Ipo-Offa highway, of peace and safety, according to a statement by its spokesman Okasanmi Ajayi, on Saturday in Ilorin. Mr Ajayi said normalcy was restored in the area, and the road was cleared. On…

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Ondo Herdsmen Attack: Death Toll Now Over 50; Women, Children Butchered, Says PDP

Ondo Herdsmen Attack: Death Toll Now Over 50; Women, Children Butchered, Says PDP

The people of Owo woke up to the devastating news of innocent worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, murdered in cold blood. The entire ancient city was thrown into total confusion and frustration. The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Ondo State Chapter condemns in very strong terms this attack in which more than fifty persons including women and children were killed. It is very sad that…

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CAN Describes Owo Herdsmen Attack As Wicked, Barbaric

CAN Describes Owo Herdsmen Attack As Wicked, Barbaric

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has described the killing of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday as barbaric and wicked. “The killing of some innocent souls in the name of whichever guise is the highest criminality everybody should rise up and condemn in our society. “How can some people just wake up from nowhere and decide to kill their fellow men…

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Police Deploy Anti-Bomb Squad Hours After Killer Herdsmen Left Scene Of Ondo Church Massacre

Police Deploy Anti-Bomb Squad Hours After Killer Herdsmen Left Scene Of Ondo Church Massacre

The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Oyeyemi Oyediran, says he has deployed officers of the Explosive Ordinance Device Unit (anti-bomb squad) to the explosion scene in Owo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Funmilayo Odunlami. The commissioner said efforts were being intensified to arrest those who perpetrated the evil. “The…

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MACBAN: Fulani Herdsmen Need Money, Won’t Buy Form For Presidential Aspirants

MACBAN: Fulani Herdsmen Need Money, Won’t Buy Form For Presidential Aspirants

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), a Fulani sociocultural organisation, says Fulani herdsmen need money more than aspirants jostling to pick the presidential ticket of their parties. The association declared that it would not spend its members’ hard-earned funds to purchase exorbitant nomination forms for any presidential hopeful. It said it was more interested in…

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Yahaya Bello: Nasarawa Herdsmen Terrorising Kogi Nabbed

Yahaya Bello: Nasarawa Herdsmen Terrorising Kogi Nabbed

Governor Yahaya Bello’s government says herdsmen from Nasarawa suspected to be kidnappers terrorising a part of Kogi have been nabbed. They were caught by a group of hunters led by Joseph Salami, chief security officer of Adavi local government area, Kogi. Onogwu Muhammed, the chief press secretary to Mr Bello, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the suspects…

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Buhari To Governors: Don't  Wait For Me, Deal With Herdsmen  Attacking  Your States

Buhari To Governors: Don’t  Wait For Me, Deal With Herdsmen  Attacking Your States

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged governors to stop waiting for him to solve every problem for them, saying they should stop attacks by herdsmen in their states.  Many states have been experiencing deadly attacks on agrarian communities by Fulani herdsmen, putting pressure on the President as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces with the power to control the country’s centralised security…

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Bloodbath At Igangan As Suspected Herdsmen Kill 20, Burnt Down Houses

Bloodbath At Igangan As Suspected Herdsmen Kill 20, Burnt Down Houses

Not fewer than twenty people have been  killed as suspected herdsmen attacked Igangan, in Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo state. The Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen,  we gathered came on motorcycles to unleashed mayhem on the residents at midnight, killing, maiming and setting properties on fire. While reacting to the attack,  the Governor of Oyo state,  Engineer  Seyi Makinde said…

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