IPOB has banned cows in southeast. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday said cows reared by Fulani herdsmen would no longer be used for any social event in the Southeast. The IPOB stated this in a New Year address by its Head of Directorate Mazi Chika Edoziem through … Read more
Four minors and a milk seller have been raped in Maiduguri. EKO HOT BLOG reports that four children, two aged four, six and seven, and a Fulani pasteurised milk seller were raped within the last quarter of 2021 by one Abubakar Baba, 27 in Maiduguri, Borno state. The Commissioner of Police, Borno State, Abdu Usman, … Read more
According Gumi, extrajudicial killings of Fulani is the major factor fueling banditry in the country EKO HOT BLOG reports that Islamic cleric and preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said bandits are committing terrorism but they are not terrorists. Gumi said this in an interview he granted Daily Trust. He said calls for the government to … Read more
Amotekun has arrested two Fulani herdsmen for kidnapping fellow Fulani herdsmen. EKO HOT BLOG reports that men of the Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun have arrested two Fulani herdsmen suspected to be kidnappers for kidnapping two fellow Fulani herdsmen in Supare Akoko in Akoko South West Council area of Ondo state by men of … Read more
Two persons have been abducted as gunmen attacked herders’ camp in Abuja. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen have invaded a Fulani settlement at Rubochi in Kuje Area Council of the FCT, shot one person on the leg and abducted two boys. A resident of the area simplify identified as Suleiman disclosed that the Fulani camp … Read more
In the past few years, the Fulani have been linked to violence and crime in Nigeria. Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu has said that the Fulanis are also victims of kidnapping in the country. Bagudu, however, stressed that Nigerians never get to hear the abduction of Fulani people. The Governor lamented that Nigerians attribute … Read more
Ortom lamented that terrorism is beginning to takeover the country like Afghanistan and other waring countries in the world Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has insisted that the agenda of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria is to conquer the entire nation. The Governor, while speaking with BBC pidgin at the weekend, said he has documents … Read more
Unknown gunmen have struck in Abuja, killed a resident and injured scores. EKOHOTBLOG reports that gunmen have attacked a Fulani camp in Abuja and injured scores of the inhabitants. It was gathered that the Fulani camp attacked by the gunmen is located behind LEA Nomadic School, near Gwako village, Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. EKOHOTBLOG learnt that the … Read more
This is not a threat, but a piece of advice – any Governor who cedes our land to the central government for Fulani Herdsmen’s grazing reserve should be ready to face the wrath of the people. Agitators of Yoruba Nation and other preachers of self-determination have threatened to embark on “never-seen-before mass actions” in … Read more
Fulani herdsmen have barricaded the Benin-Auchi Expressway. EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspected Fulani herdsmen, on Saturday, blocked the Benin-Auchi Expressway and stopped people from traveling on the road. A video made available by one of the passengers showed scores of stranded travelers on the Benin-Auchi Expressway. According to the video obtained by EKO HOT … Read more
Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a resident of Osun State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen have attacked a Fulani settlement at Papa area along Ekan/Omu-Aran road in Ora-Igbomina, Osun State, and abducted one person. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering three, shot indiscriminately after they arrived at the settlement in Ora-Igbomina in … Read more
“They killed 10 people and injured many others. They used sophisticated weapons in the attack” A fresh attack on Igangan, a town located in Ibarapa area of Oyo state, by suspected Fulani has left fifteen persons dead. The area has been in the news for some years with incessant clashes erupting between farmers and herders, … Read more
The group alleged that the sons of the embattled Seriki Fulani have been training bandits in the state A nameless Fulani group said to be a faction of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo state on Thursday alleged planned terror attacks in the state. The group, through … Read more
The Nigerian Army has concluded plans to invite a legal practitioner, Mr Wale Odusola, over his statement that about 3,000 Fulani men were taking shelter inside Okitipupa Army Barrack in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Odusola had made the comment barely 24 hours after the state government deported 45 northern youths to … Read more
In recent times, the Fulanis have been labelled as those fomenting trouble in many states in the country. Governors in the southeastern part of the country recently launched a security outfit named Ebube Agu, and not long after this, the Hausa/Fulani community in Abia state have demanded to be part and parcel of this security … Read more
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to every Fulani with AK-47 in any part of the South-East or be treated like “bush animals”. According to OYC, Igbo people will be left with no option but to resort to self-defence which may eventually lead to … Read more
The Fulani leader was grisly murdered by the assailant on Sunday night. A Fulani community leader in Doka general area of Kajuru Local Government in Kaduna, Alhaji Lawal Musa, popularly known as Alhaji Maijama’a, has been assassinated by armed bandits, the state government has disclosed. The Fulani leader was grisly murdered by the assailant on … Read more
A Fulani group known as Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. The statement entitled: “Why we attacked Ortom” reads: “Our attention has been drawn to media reports today speculating about who attacked the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. A Fulani group known … Read more
Bandits have raised a fresh crisis on Tuesday at Idigba Olomi Village, Ogbomoso in Surulere North Local Government Area of Oyo State when a Fulani settlement got attacked. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the bloody clash left no fewer than five people injured. The Oyo State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, … Read more
Suspected herders have allegedly attacked two persons with machete at Ignanga in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The herders invaded the village around 1a.m and attacked two persons. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Gov Abiodun Welcomes Igboho’s Intervention … Read more