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Alarm Raised Over Herdsmen Invasion Of Farmlands In Imo

Alarm Raised Over Herdsmen Invasion Of Farmlands In Imo

November 8, 2019 11:52 am

Transition Committee Chairman of Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Canice Mbah has raised the alarm over alleged incessant invasion of their farmland by the Fulani herdsmen in the state.

According to the chairman who addressed members of the state correspondents chapel in Owerri yesterday alleged that productivity of their farms has been reduced by the action of the cows who feed on their crops.

He also alleged that women in the area have refused going to their farms for fear of being raped by the herdsmen.

β€œOur women no longer go to their farm because of fear …

Oyo: Fulani Herdsmen Vow To Go To Court Over Grazing Bill

Oyo: Fulani Herdsmen Vow To Go To Court Over Grazing Bill

October 23, 2019 12:53 pm

The Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Bill 2019, which has already passed the second reading at the state House of Assembly, may run into a hitch as Fulani herdsmen in the state have resolved to approach the court to stop it.

The bill, which was jointly sponsored by the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, and the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Abiodun Fadeyi, had two weeks ago witnessed a public hearing where stakeholders including farmers, groups and the Fulani community bared their minds on how to make it workable.

The National Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association …

Gov. Emmanuel Vows To Bring Killer Herdsmen To Book

Gov. Emmanuel Vows To Bring Killer Herdsmen To Book

October 23, 2019 12:30 pm

Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel has vowed to bring to book the suspected Fulani herdsmen who recently killed a farmer in his farm at Nkek, Ukanfun LGA of the state.

Governor Emmanuel who made this promise while visiting the family of the slain farmer, Christopher Udoakpan, however, appealed to the people of Ukanafun LGA to remain peaceful and law-abiding as sanctions were already in place to address the ugly incident linked to activities of herdsmen in the area.

The governor who rued the violence allegedly caused by herdsmen which culminated in the killing of a farmer gave the …

Herdsmen Attack Us Because They Are Neglected - Masari

Herdsmen Attack Us Because They Are Neglected – Masari

October 10, 2019 1:15 pm
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has attributed banditry and other security challenges that have hitherto bedeviled the state to the systematic neglect of herdsmen by successive governments and the inability to provide social amenities to their communities.
He said although the state government had been able to successfully persuade the herdsmen to renounce their criminal acts and embrace peace, the government must however put in place the structures that would sustain the peace permanently.
Masari, in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday by his Director of Media and Publicity, Abdu Labaran Malumfashi, said the herders complained of
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The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences.

Fulani herdsmen must vacate our land, Afenifere insists

July 25, 2019 1:04 am

The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences.

The group disclosed at a press briefing in Lagos that failure by the herdsmen to heed the advice could result in a confrontation with the Yoruba people.

In a statement read by one of the leaders, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the group also warned the National Assembly not to amend the Land Use Act with a view to empowering the Federal Government to allocate state lands for the controversial RUGA settlement project for herders.

Afenifere chieftains at the event included Prof. …

Kanu exposes those behind fake Buhari, gives detailed facts

IPOB ready to deal with Fulani herdsmen, says Nnamdi Kanu

June 21, 2019 9:08 pm

The Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed that he and his organisation, will ensure that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) commonly referred to as Fulani herdsmen will forever regret their decision if they eventually settle in the South-East of Nigeria, which Kanu and his organisation have been agitating for her freedom from the country following theΒ  Β  marginalisation the region has been witnessing from the Federal Government of Nigeria thus far, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

Kanu responding to Miyetti Allah’s demand from the South-East Governors yesterday in a meeting to establish their …

Fulani Dominance: Yoruba elders in diaspora take case to UN

Suspected herdsmen rob commuters, kill one on highway

June 13, 2019 2:04 am

Suspected herdsmen yesterday went on the prowl again on the dreaded Ife-Ibadan expressway, killing a civil servant, Mr. Adenipekun Ademiju.

Ademiju, popularly called Okere, a member of staff of Atakunmosa West Local Government Area of Osun State, boarded a private vehicle at Osu, on his way to Ibadan before the unfortunate incident occurred at Ikire. The assailants robbed commuters before they murdered Ademiju.

An eyewitness said Ademiju was shot dead when the robbers shot indiscriminately at vehicles to forcefully stop them. β€œThe man was killed by Fulani herdsmen who normally rob on this road. Two of them were in the …

The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences.

Herdsmen presence terrify farmers in Abia

May 16, 2019 9:05 am

The presence of herdsmen in Ohuru Isi-Miri community in the Aba North Local Government Area of Abia has put farmers in the community, especially women on edge.

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the community on Thursday reports that gloom has descended on the community, due to the inability of people to cultivate their farms.

The presence of the herdsmen has sparked intense fear among residents, with many of them, especially women now shunning farming, to avoid getting raped or killed by herdsmen.

NAN learnt that the the herdsmen have found a home at an empty land …

The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences.

Herdsmen shot Enugu council secretary dead

March 21, 2019 12:11 pm

Secretary of the Uzo Uwani local council in Enugu state was on Wednesday allegedly shot dead by herdsmen around Olo town in Ezeagu local council of the state.

The late secretary identified as Nnamdi Ogueche was said to have gone for a peace talk between communities and the herdsmen that have been terrorising parts of Uzo-Uwani local government area in the recent past.

It was gathered the council secretary was in company of three others in a vehicle, who were returning from the peace meeting when the alleged herdsmen attacked their vehicle.

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Fulani herdsmen kill 17 persons in Benue

February 20, 2019 4:13 pm

Suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Wednesday attacked Ebete, Usha ward in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State and killed no fewer than 17 persons.

The unprovoked attack on Agatu people started at around I am when people were asleep.

An eyewitness to the attack, Daddy Seni, whose father was among those killed alongside his siblings, said he received a call from his father while on a fishing trip asking him to come back home as his father said he had been shot by Fulani herdsmen.

He said on getting back to where his father was, he …

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