Armed men suspected to be herdsmen on Tuesday evening, attacked and killed three people in Yantu Special Development Area of Taraba. Taraba state police public relations officer (DSP), Usman Abdulahi who confirmed the incident to our correspondent said, team of security operatives has been drafted to the area to ensure …
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Mrs Nkechinyere Onachukwu, a woman kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Ishiagu , Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State last week has been been rescued. The woman was kidnapped in her farm in Amaonye Community in Ishiagu last Tuesday. She was released on Monday following manhunt by security agencies …
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Several persons have been killed in a deadly attack launched on the Umogidi community of Entekpa Adoka district in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected killer herdsmen. Newsextra24 learnt that the ugly incident which occurred on Wednesday led to the death of 46 persons, including a son …
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Fulani herdsmen on Saturday 4th February 2023, attacked Ikobi community of Apa local government area of Benue State, killing three persons. Following the attack, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPW) were deployed to the area to prevent further attacks. Members of the community said the troops gallantly repelled the invaders. …
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Suspected killer herdsmen have allegedly invaded Agbeta II Tuabon Community in Ebubu Clan, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State and reportedly killed two persons. The killers had attacked the community last Sunday and killed two men and injured some other persons. It was gathered that since March that the …
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No fewer than 8 people have been killed in two separate attacks lunched by Fulani militias in Benue state. It was gathered that the sad development occured Iye village, in Uvir council ward, along Daudu-Gbajimba road and branch Udei, around Yelwata axis in Guma local government areas of Benue State. …
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The @HouseNGR calls on the @NigerianArmy, the @NigeriaPolice, the Department of State Service (DSS), & @official_NSCDC to beef up security operations in Ologbo-Nugu, Umoghun-Nokhua, Orogho, Urhehue, Evboesi and Evbonogbon communities of Edo State, which have been under alleged frequent invasions by armed herdsmen. The @HouseNGR has just passed this resolution …
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Don’t asphyxiate us, let us breathe. Remove your knees from the neck of Nigeria, and let the country be. What do we owe you, that you make it seem we must never have peace? That was the sum total of the caution given early this week by the Department of …
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Nigeria’s South-East Governors Forum (SGF) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to delay the closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and act against causes of insecurity in the region. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Saturday announced that it will close the airport’s runway for major repairs. But …
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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday warned the Federal Government that its handling of Ruga herdsmen settlements could spark an explosion in the country. Soyinka, at the inauguration of the United Nations Solutions 17 SDG programme in Lagos, said the Ruga project of the Federal Government was not the …
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