Estimated Reading Time: 4The spokesman for Livestock Breeders Association of Nigeria (LIBAN), Kaduna State chapter, Hussaini Salisu, says farmers and cattle rearers alike are being threatened by insecurity, particularly kidnapping and banditry. In an interview with Sun, he noted that everyone had given the tag of banditry and kidnapping to[Read More…]
Tag: Fulani Herdsmen
Tension in Oyo State as 15 persons are reported killed – Palace razed after suspected Herdsmen invasion of the community
Estimated Reading Time: 2At least 15 people have been reported dead when gunmen attacked Igangan, a town in Oyo state located in Ibarapa area of the state. The Igangan community has been under the spotlight over repeated clashes between herders and farmers; and in recent times, over the ejectiion of[Read More…]
Attacks on Umuogudu Akpu-Ngbo community in Ebonyi not carried out by Herdsmen – State Gov’t
Estimated Reading Time: 1Ebonyi State Government has said that the attack on Umuogudu Akpu-Ngbo Community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the State was not carried out by Fulani Herdsmen as have been reported in some quarters. In a communique by Dr. Monday Uzor, Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy[Read More…]
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed said asking herders to use AK-47 was a figure of speech
Estimated Reading Time: 1Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Friday defended his comment about armed herders, explaining that he used AK-47 as a figure of speech for protection. “It is a figure of speech to show you the despondence, the desperation and frustration and the agony that this particular[Read More…]
Benue Governor tackles Bauchi, wonders which section of the law supports herdsmen’s free movement around the country with sophisticated weapons
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has faulted the statement made by his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, which supports the free movement of herders with AK-47 rifles. NewsWireNGR had reported that, the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed had on Thursday said Fulani herders have no[Read More…]
State Governors meet with Miyetti Allah in Akure; here are some of the resolutions reached
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Governors of Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Kebbi, and Jigawa States on Monday held a meeting with the national leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) at the International Culture and Events Centre in Akure, Ondo State capital. The NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor Kayode[Read More…]
Federal Government is insincere with the handling of herdsmen crisis – Bamikole Omisore
Estimated Reading Time: 3Bamikole Omisore; a public policy analyst and former aide to Ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki says there is a lack of sincerity of purpose from the federal government in dealing with the Fulani herdsmen crisis currently plaguing the country. Speaking on an episode of the NewsWireNGR podcast; #BeyondTheNews,[Read More…]
Governor Kayode Fayemi, says herdsmen were not asked to vacate Ondo State – blames the media
Estimated Reading Time: 2The chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, says herdsmen were not asked to vacate Ondo State. He said this during the meeting between members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and members of the Nigeria Governors[Read More…]
Buhari has done nothing other than make enemies for the herders – Miyetti Allah says in call for restructuring
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has called for the restructuring of the country and letting herdsmen go their way. The National Secretary of the group, Saleh Alhassan said this in an interview with Punch published on Sunday. Alhassan said it is to the advantage of the[Read More…]
No one has the right to expel any Nigerian from any part of the country – Arewa group dare Ondo Governor
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has warned that no one has the right to expel any Nigerian from any part of the country, adding that the constitution guarantees freedom of movement to all Nigerians within the country’s borders. The ACF, in apparent response to Rotimi Akeredolu’s seven[Read More…]
