Herdsmen

Buhari/Akeredolu faceoff over quit order to herders: Ondo govt. raps Presidency

  Less than 10 hours after the Presidency purportedly rejected the seven-day vacation order issued by Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu to herders to leave...

Presidency, Gov. Akeredolu on war path over order to herders to quit Ondo forests

  There is a face-off between the Presidency and Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, on the seven-day ultimatum given to herders to vacate forests...

Renewed wave of kidnapping: Quit Ondo forest reserves now, Gov. Akeredolu orders herdsmen

  Following unrelenting and unrepentant wave of kidnapping and banditry in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday gave a marching order to...

Insecurity: Ganduje to FG: Ban migrant-herdsmen from Nigeria 

  Alarmed by the menace of migrating armed herdsmen,  Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has urged the Federal Government to bar herdsmen from West...

Insecurity: Southwest, Southeast Governors in Crackdown on Herdsmen, Arms-carrying

In a desperate move to stop killing of people by bandits, Southeast governors have banned AK-47 rifles and other lethal weapons among herdsmen...

Obasanjo writes open letter to President Buhari: Herdsmen issue has turned into banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an...

Gani Adams threatens to react to further herdsmen killings in southwest

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to the killing on Friday of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader...

How Herdsmen Killed My Uncle, while trying to save us- 7-Year-Old Boy

7-year-old Jeremiah (pseudonym), recalled how gunshots woke him and his family around midnight on May 3 in Gwanje village, 18 kilometers from Akwanga...

At least 70 killed in violent clashes between farmers and herdsmen in Plateau

Clashes between farmers and herdsmen have claimed nearly 80 lives on Saturday in Plateau state with the state government imposing a dusk to dawn...

Two Men Ambushed, Hacked to Death by Herdsmen After Leaving Church Service

Herdsmen ambushed and hacked to death two Christians in Kwall village, Plateau state as they left a church service and were making their...

At least 10 killed in wave of herdsmen attack in Benue

Residents of Benue Saturday confirmed the killing of no fewer than 10 people in six communities in Saghev council ward of Guma Local Government...

75 Killed in Taraba, Benue and Zamfara as herdsmen go on killing spree

A series of unprecedented herdsmen attacks in Benue, Taraba and Zamfara state killed at least 75 people in the deadliest violence to strike...

Herdsmen, Farmers Clashes May Escalate in 2019 – FG warns

The National Food Security Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, has voiced concerns over the herdsmen, farmers clashes, warning that it could escalate into...

Herdsmen, farmers clashes: Massive rebuilding effort well underway, says VP Osinbajo

With thousands of homes damaged or destroyed by the herdsmen-farmers clashes in some parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National...

‘Declare herdsmen attacks as terrorist acts,’ SERAP urges UN Security Council

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council and its members urging them to: “Urgently...

Fulani herdsmen on a farmland

Fresh fighting erupts between herdsmen, farmers in Benue; 16 killed

At least sixteen persons including, a herdsman were on Monday killed in a fresh clash at Omutu community, Benue state. The Benue State police command...