The Ondo state chapter of the Southwest Security Network code-named Amotekun says its men have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers in the state. Speaking while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, Adetunji Adeleye, commander of corps, said officers of Amotekun were attacked by herdsmen. Ekohotblog reports that Adeleye said the operatives were … Read more
At least one was killed with security operatives abducted when six herdsmen attacked a community in Ogun state. The person assasinated by the herdsmen was a taxi driver. However, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the suspect have been arrested. Iliyasu said they were responsible for multiple kidnapping in Yewa … Read more
Two herdsmen arrested for robbing a family and raping 16-year-old daughter in Ogun state. Ekohotblog, September 14, 2020… Two herdsmen are currently cooling off at the Nigerian Police Force’s custody, Ewekoro Divisional Headquarters, Ogun State, for allegedly robbing and defiling a teenager, Ekohotblog reports. The Police confirmed the report in a statement issued on Sunday … Read more
Benue students have taken to the streets to protest killings in the state by suspected herdsmen. They asked the Meyitti Allah Vigilante Group to leave the State. The placard-bearing protesters blocked major streets leading to traffic grid lock in Makurdi, capital of Benue. Read also: Breaking: Ngige’s kinsmen disown suspended monarch They were heading to … Read more
Herdsmen resident in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have been issued a seven-day ultimatum to vacate bushes they are residing in the council. This is following an executive order given to them by the Local Government Chairman, Louis Ndukwe. The executive order directs the herders to vacate the bushes within seven days … Read more
The victims that were allegedly kidnapped by some suspected herdsmen in Kwara state have regained their freedom from the captivity of their abductors. It was gathered that the kidnapped persons were released on friday night following the frantic effort of the local hunters. It could be recalled that the kidnapped persons include one lady and … Read more
A cucumber farmer simply identified as Godwin was on Wednesday stabbed by herdsmen who invaded his farm. The incident is now generating tension between the herdsmen and the locals who cohabit in Mgbodo-Aluu community in Ikwerre Local government area, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It was reported that the invasion of … Read more
– Thunder lightning killed eight cows in ondo state – The herdsmen were said to have roasted and started selling them to butchers in Akoko area before they were caught -The incident was planned to be concealed by the herdsmen, who owned the cows with the intent of allegedly selling the meat to unsuspecting public … Read more
-Anambra state government begins the registration of Fulani herdsmen in the state. The Anambra State Government has commenced the registration of Fulani herdsmen in the state. The chairman of Anambra State Cattle Menace Control Committee, Igwe Peter Eze Amama, a traditional ruler made this known to newsmen in Awka, the Anambra State capital. READ ALSO: … Read more
A Fulani socio-cultural group, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, has called for joint community responsibility between the Yoruba and Fulani leaders to find a lasting solution to insecurity in the South West region. The association said this on Saturday in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at … Read more
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has said that Fulani herdsmen were not responsible for the killing of the Catholic priest of St James the Greater Parish, Ugbawka, Enugu State on Thursday. The group said it was part of security and peace committee in Enugu State, hence, it was bound to control … Read more
The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has reacted to the abduction of five ministers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), who were on their way to attend the church’s Ministers’ Conference in Lagos on Thursday. He also condemned the murder of Catholic Parish Priest of St. James, the … Read more
There was pandemonium in the premises of University of Abuja (UniAbuja) in the early hours of Friday, as suspected herdsmen allegedly invaded Medical Students hostel, attacking and injuring occupants. A social media user Dr Valentine Favour who posted a video of the incident on his twitter handle said the herdsmen were there to kill the … Read more
The Catholic Parish Priest of St. James the Greater Parish, Ugbawka, in Enugu state, Rev FR Paul Offu is dead. He was reportedly shot by suspected herdsmen on Thursday, August 1. Late Rev FR Paul Offu, Parish Priest of St. James the Greater Parish, UgbawkaDisclosing this via its facebook handle, (@EnuguDiocese), the diocese of Enugu … Read more
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that he will only allow Fulani herdsmen to lay pipes from the Bonny Ocean to the north for their cows. Wike said there was no part of the state that would be given to herdsmen. He also said that if not for God, Nigeria would not be … Read more
Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Wednesday, unleashed mayhem on travellers at the Ikire axis of the Ife-Ibadan Expressway and shot dead an employee of the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State, Samson Adenipekun. It was gathered that the deceased was travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State, in an unregistered Toyota Corolla … Read more
The Ondo State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested a Fulani herdsman, who was said to be among a team of kidnappers, who attempted to abduct the The traditional ruler of Osi in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo state, Oba David Olajide, on Tuesday, narrowly escaped being abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen. It … Read more
Some suspected herdsmen on Sunday allegedly abducted a woman, Mrs. Olawumi Adeleye and her stepson, Destiny Paul, on the Airport Road, in Osi town in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were said to have been kidnapped by the bandits while returning from church on Sunday evening. According to a … Read more
A new report has revealed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria led to the death of no fewer than 25,794 people in different violent crises across the country during the first four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure was contained in a new report released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project … Read more
Four persons were killed as herdsmen and farmers clashed in the Iwoye area of Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday. The incident, which has ignited tension in the agrarian community, also left some police officers seriously injured. To douse tension and restore normalcy, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, visited the town … Read more