Herdsmen

The Nigerian Senate has come out to say that the recent problems of insecurity caused by the incessant clashes between herders and farmers across the country will be thoroughly debated. Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kebbi North recently revealed this to the press. According to him, ...

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom is not happy with the increased influx of armed herdsmen into the state. He revealed this briefly after receiving the leaders of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in his office in Makurdi. According to him, the state is currently under the siege of armed herdsmen and ...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has begged the Federal Government to close Nigerian borders against international herdsmen who are majorly responsible for attacks on farmers in Nigeria. Ortom disclosed this on Monday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Makurdi briefly after visiting Mrs. Grace Zeku, who was recently attacked by ...

The National Economic Council, NEC, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday April 26th, agreed to stop the movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau. The meeting which had in attendance state governors, approved the creation of ranches across the country. Briefing ...

At least 10 residents were killed when suspected armed herdsmen invaded Saghev Ward in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.   The state government confirmed the attack and the casualty figure on Saturday in a statement by Mr Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom.   ...

President Buhari has been urged by Prof Wole Soyinka to end the herdsmen crisis by the end of July; otherwise, he would have failed completely – He noted that Nigeria’s food security could be jeopardized by the displacement of farmers who were the major victims of the herdsmen and Boko ...

The Nigerian Army has said its troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion deployed in ‘Exercise Ayem Akpatuma’ on Wednesday 18 April 2018 while on patrol to Zamban village in Suntai Local Government Area of Taraba state successfully repelled an attack by armed Fulani bandits. Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces ...

Today, the family members of Pastor Pius Oromosele took his corpse to the Edo State government house, Osadebe Avenue, in a clear protest of his abduction and killing by suspected herdsmen. The pastor was said to have been abducted on his farm at Odigie and killed by the herdsmen after ...

Troops deployed in Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA have intercepted a large number of Armed herdsmen in Asom village, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State following a tip off. The bandits on sighting the troops at Ukaa and Babban Ruwa area opened fire on them. One herdsman was killed during the ...