Herdsmen crisis

Ex-Governor Ortom Denies Responsibility for Benue Insecurity, Blames Withheld Funds

Jun 9, 2024. by Praise Ben

Former Benue Governor Ortom denies responsibility for the state’s insecurity, attributing issues to withheld financial assistance. Ortom highlighted his efforts against the herdsmen crisis, including enacting the anti-open grazing law. Ortom criticized his successor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, for making unsubstantiated allegations and emphasized his sacrifices to protect the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the immediate … Read more

“After Giving Them Water, They Attacked And Raped Us” – Oyo Women Narrate Fresh Ordeal From Herdsmen

Feb 28, 2021. by Otunba T.J Abass

As the Herdsmen crisis keep increasing, different Oyo women has come out to narrate their ordeals in the hands of these violence Herdmen The victims are from Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State They narrated their ordeal to the press and police Earlier on Saturday , some female victims in Igangan, Ibarapa Local Government Area of … Read more

National Livestock Plan, If Implemented, Will Solve Farmer-Herder Crisis – Lalong

Feb 23, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Gunmen Attack Plateau Community, Kill 8 Miners

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Tuesday said the country would not be having a farmers-herders crisis if the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) was well implemented. According to the governor, the National Livestock Transformation Plan was conceived since the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and has been used partially in handling farmer-herders crisis even … Read more

Ortom Blasts Bala Mohammed, Calls Him “Terrorist”

Feb 22, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday accused his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed of being a terrorist based on his utterances supporting herdsmen in carrying AK-47 to defend themselves. Governor Ortom who made this accusation while addressing journalists in Makurdi, said Governor Bala Mohammed must be a terrorist for supporting illegal arms wielding by … Read more

Herdsmen Crisis: Ogun Residents Flee Villages For Benin Republic

Feb 20, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

No fewer than 28 lives have been lost in various communities in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State in the last one week or thereabout as a result of deadly attacks believed to have been carried out by herdsmen. The attacks and the resultant deaths were in spite of repeated assurances of protection by … Read more

Suspected Herdsmen Allegedly Kill Three, Set Houses On Fire In Ogun

Feb 14, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Three people have been killed and houses set ablaze in an invasion by suspected herdsmen on Orile Igbooro village in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Residents say that the attackers struck when residents were still sleeping, adding that nine others were injured in the middle of the night (Saturday). The residents are … Read more

Senate To Debate Farmers/Herders Crisis On Tuesday

Feb 9, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

The lawmaker said the Senate is worried by the security threats in the country The Senate will on Tuesday debate the clashes between farmers and herders clashes in several parts of the country. Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists at his office in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Abdullahi … Read more