Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country have been a major concern to the Federal Government as it combats insecurity in the country. Air Commodore J. F. Adeleke (Retd.) has been involved in the discourse to ensure arms get off wrong hands in the country. He was a facilitator at the just concluded UNDP […]
Tag: Herdsmen
Suspected Herdsmen Kill 1 On Ife-Ibadan Highway
Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday attacked passengers on the Ife-Ibadan highway, leaving one person dead. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the dead man was identified as Adenipekun Ademiju, male and a worker in the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State. Ademiju was said to have boarded […]
FG Planning To Frame Atiku For Herdsmen Attacks—Group
The Atiku Renaissance Group (ARG) has said it has discovered a plot by the Presidency to acuse the Presidential hopeful in the 2019 general elections,former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for sponsoring the incessant herdsmen killings across the nation. ARG said in a statement on Thursday that the Federal Government has been planning to hatch its […]
Herdsmen/Farmers Clash: Gov Ahmed To Ensure Compliance With Compensation Mechanism
…Signs IVTEC Bill, Two Others Into Law Folake Sokoya The Kwara State government has directed the State Police Command to ensure compliance with the compensation mechanism earlier put in place by the State Security Council as an instrument to maintain peace between farmers and herdsmen. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant […]
Two Herdsmen Arrested For Kidnap, Murder Of Another Herdsman In Ogun
Two herdsmen suspected to be kidnapers and cattle rustlers have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command in connection with the kidnap and killing of another herdsman. Hassan Amodu and Abubakar Abdullah kidnapped Taye Amodu on the 23rd of October 2017 at Obada Oko area of Abeokuta and also made away […]
Suspected herdsmen wreak havoc on Benue villages in Sunday raid
Again, suspected Fulani herdsmen have attacked two villages in Benue State, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. According to a Police source, the latest attack was carried out on the villages in Logo Local Government Areas of the north central state during which eight people were reported killed by the suspected armed herdsmen. ASP […]
President Buhari promised change, not magic-Adesina
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, was guest on Radio Continental programme Friday last week (March 4,2016). Here are excerpts from the interview: Q: Fulani herdsmen have on several occasions been accused of ransacking places they pass through while they are herding their cattle. Nigerians are wondering and […]