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Suspected herdsmen kidnap saw miller in Ondo

Four gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have abducted a saw miller, Mr. Oyewale Akinwande, at Idoani town in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state. Mr. Akinwande was kidnapped while switching on an electric generating set at the mill located in Owaani area of the town during the weekend. Daily Times learned that four wielding […]
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Mass burial for victims of herdsmen in Zamfara

A mass burial was held for 120 people killed by suspected herdsmen over the weekend in Zamfara state. According to Waziri Mohammed, who works with NEMA, the attack was carried out on Saturday, leaving 120 dead and a great number of people injured. Asides human lives, animals were also killed and property was destroyed during […]
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Herdsmen, farmers sign peace pact in Niger

Herdsmen and farmers in Mashegu Local government Area of Niger have signed a peace agreement to stop clashes among them. Director-General of Nomadic Affairs Agency in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Babayo disclosed this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, on Wednesday. Babayo said the aim of the meeting […]
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Herdsmen kill six in Plateau

At least six persons were again killed in the early hours of yesterday in Taagbe village, near Kent Academy in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by gunmen suspected to be herders. No fewer than five others were injured and rushed to hospital, while at least 10 houses were burnt in the attack which […]
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Delta set to tackle herdsmen menace

Determined to check crises arising from activities of herdsmen in the communities, the Delta state government has hinted of plans to form vigilante groups to arrest the menace. The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Security, Ogbueshi Cassidy Iloba, disclosed this at a meeting held in Asaba yesterday with Hausa/Fulani leaders and herdsmen […]
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Kwara farmers decry herdsmen activities

Some farmers in Kwara state have decried the activities of herdsmen on their farms stressing that they are destroying farm produces and causing economic losses. The farmers who spoke to our correspondent said that there was an urgent need for the state government to intervene and control the herdsmen. They said the herdsmen had virtually […]
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Again, Fulani Herdsmen Kill 32 in Benue

Thirty-two people were feared killed on Tuesday, in a dawn raid on the Local Government Area of the Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, by a band of suspected Fulani herdsmen. The herdsmen were reported to have unleashed terror at Kurungu and Tse-Vir communities both in Tomb Gambe-tiev town which falls within Governor Suswam’s council, […]
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24 Hours with Herdsmen (ii)

GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR concludes his narrative on the Fulani herdsman’s wife in managing the family’s health, finances, her pregnancy and childbirth amongst others. Health emergency Although health emergency may be considered rare when you talk of a people whose life is surrounded by healing plants and herbs, Jubril is convinced if they had access […]
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Who will Rein in These Outlaws?

How would you feel if you woke up one morning to find several members of your community slaughtered and others maimed by strangers who, out of benevolence, were allowed to live in your community’s ancestral land to carry on their business of cattle rearing? Mad with anger, of course! This is the situation some communities […]
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Herdsmen kill 45 villagers in Benue

At least 45 villagers were killed in a dawn raid on Sunday by suspected herdsmen in Benue State, the Agence France Presse (AFP) quoted the Police and a leg­islator as saying. “I confirm that 45 people, includ­ing women and children, were killed this morning in an attack on Egba village… of Benue state by suspected […]