Update: Photos of six miners killed by suspected Fulani militias in Plateau State
Update: Photos of six miners killed by suspected Fulani militias in Plateau State Suspected Fulani militias killed six miners and injured two others in Wereng community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau state. LIB reported that the eight miners were waylaid at about 7:45 pm on Thurday, April 15, on their way home from a mining site. Barrister Dalyop Mwantiri, of Emancipation…
VP Osinbajo Visits Communities Attacked By Herdsmen
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday assured residents of Egedege community in Ebonyi state that Buhari’s administration will seek justice over the March 29th attacks on the community. Osinbajo, who is on a one-day working visit to the Southeast State was received by Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, at Akanu Ibiam International…
Many killed as suspected herdsmen attack Ebonyi community
Many killed as suspected herdsmen attack Ebonyi community Many people have been feared dead following an attack launched by suspected Fulani herdsmen in four villages in Ebonyi State.The affected villages are Umuhuali, Nkalaha, Obeagu, Nkalagu, and Amazu in Ishielu Local Government Area of the southeast state. Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the gunmen were shooting sporadically, killing…
Amotekun seizes 100 cows in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, have seized one hundred cows after its owners flouted the open grazing law of the State. Commander of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, Adetunji Adeleye said the cows were seized after Amotekun operatives responded to a distress call of cows blocking the Ilesa-Akure expressway. Adeleye…
Bandits Assassinate Fulani Leader In Northern Nigeria
The Kaduna State Government on Monday evening said a Fulani community leader in Doka general area of Kajuru Local Government Area, Alhaji Lawal Musa, popularly known as Alhaji Maijama’a, was assassinated by armed bandits on Sunday night. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs,…
Food blockade: DAWN commission meets South-West agric commissioners over crisis
Following the blockage of food supplies from the north, the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission met with the Commissioners of Agriculture in the South-West states over the looming food crisis in the region. Mr. Seye Oyeleye, Director-General of the DAWN Commission, had the emergency meeting with the aim of proferring solutions to the food crisis -especially…
Nigeria has treated Fulani people unfairly – Former northern governor declares
Former Bauchi state governor, Isa Yuguda has lamented over the way Nigeria treats Fulanis – According to Yuguda, justice must be given to the ethnic group in order to address the current herdsmen crisis – The former minister of aviation explained that the Fulani people contribute to Nigeria’s economy A report by The Punch indicates that Isa…
Three Fulani Herdsmen Arrested In Ogun With Bloodstained Cutlass (Photo)
Three herdsmen have been arrested by police operatives in the Ayetoro area of Ogun State, after burning several houses and injuring some residents. The police recovered a gun and “a bloodstained cutlass” from the herdsmen after they were arrested on Saturday. The herdsmen are identified as Musa Yusuf, Usman Mohammed, and Aliyu Abubakar. SaharaReporters learnt that they…
Miyetti Allah: You Will Leave North If Your Governors Insist On Evicting Herders
Southwest govs, monarchs back ban on open grazing, secure borders *How Gambari, IGP, DSS DG’S absence nearly stalled Ibadan summit*Miyeti Allah threatens to send southerners packing from North if govs insist on sacking herders The Southwest governors and leading traditional rulers from the geopolitical zone spoke with one voice yesterday on the increasing rate of insecurity in…
Femi Fani Kayode Visits Sunday Igboho (Photos)
Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has visited Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho at his residence on Thursday, IgbereTV reports. Taking to his Twitter handle, Femi Fani Kayode shared photos of the visit with the caption; “I had a wonderful lunch and a very fruitful and productive meeting with my friend and brother Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday…
Herdsmen Destroy Governor Emmanuel Aide’s Farm In Akwa Ibom
By Bassey Anthony Suspected herdsmen have invaded the farm of an aide to Akwa Ibom Udom Emmanuel, Mr. Ime Uwah and destroyed at least 400 plantain stands. Uwah, who is the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, said his farm located along Airport road was invaded by the herdsmen last July and last Wednesday. He said the herdsmen…
DPO Shoots Amotekun Operative Because He Did This To Fulani Herdsman Who Destroyed Farm
Police DPO Shoots Amotekun Operative For Arresting Fulani Herdsmen Who Destroyed Farm The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ile-Igbon Division, Surulere Local Government Area of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Adepoju Ayodeji, on Friday shot an operative of Amotekun for arresting Fulani herdsmen who allegedly destroyed a cassava farm. The Amotekun commandant in the state, Col. Olayanju…
Herdsmen: ‘South-West Doesn’t Want To Accommodate Other Tribes’ – Bauchi Governor «
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Muhammed, has said some states in the Southwest region of Nigeria don’t want to accommodate other tribes. He was reacting to the recent development in some states in the Southwest where herdsmen were asked to leave. The governor was speaking as a Special Guest of Honour during the launch of the inaugural…
36 Governors Agree To End Nomadic Cattle Rearing
The 36 Governors of the Federation have agreed to end the practice of nomadic rearing of cattle in view of its increasing adverse security effects on the country. The Governors came to this agreement at the 25th virtual meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held on Wednesday. They were however silent on the date they plan…
Police: Fulani Herdsman Entered Soyinka’s Compound To Search For Missing Cow
The Police in Ogun State have reacted to a viral video claiming that Fulani herdsmen had invaded Professor Wole Soyinka’s house in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. In an attempt to set the record straight, the police said a young Fulani man, Awalu Muhammad, whose cow had got missing entered Soyinka’s vicinity in search of the animal….
Ogun Farmer Killed In Imeko By Fulani Herdsmen (Viewers Discretion Advised)
One of our brothers here in imeko was killed in the early hour of today (Around 1am) by Fulani herdsmen, they storm the village during the midnight with guns, cutlass, the man was killed when he was running for his life, they were shooting sporadically, destroying all their properties, and even destroyed all their farms, Dele Olowoniyi…
Shutting Crypto Accounts Can’t Stop Igboho’s Funding – Lawyer
Activist lawyer, Tommy Ojoge-Daniel, says the recent warning issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria to Deposit Money Banks, Non-Financial Institutions and other financial institutions against doing business in crypto and other digital assets cannot stop the fundraiser set up for Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho. Ojoge-Daniel said this during a chat with…
Edo Youths Give Fulani Herdsmen 14-Day Notice To Quit Farmlands And Forests
Edo Youths Give 14-Day Vacation Notice To Fulani Herdsmen Over Killings Youth leaders in Edo State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to vacate their communities, owing to the killings and violence perpetrated by suspected killer herders. The youths spoke through one of their groups, Talakawa Parliament, at a press conference in Benin, Edo State…
Herders Crisis: Ooni Replies Sunday Igboho
By Mojeed Alabi The Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, has described the comments made against him by the acclaimed Yoruba warlord, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, as irresponsible. In an exclusive telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Ogunwusi, who spoke through his spokesman, Moses Olafare, said the palace was not ready to engage Mr Adeyemo…
Fulani Herdsmen Block Benin-Ore Road As They Refuse To Let Indigenes Pass
As seen in the video the man recording said that the road has been blocked since 6 am in the morning and that about ten people have been killed by the fulani herdsmen https://www.youtube.com/embed/ILrus-jX-zU Share Source: https://www.nairaland.com/6397105/fulani-herdsmen-block-benin-ore-road
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