Fulani herdsmen

‘Fulani herdsmen masquerading as Muslims’ – Cleric

Most of the Fulani herdsmen carrying out attacks across the country are not true Muslims, says a Muslim cleric, Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Oluwa. Oluwa, who’s the Chairman, Nasrul Lahil Fathi (NASFAT) Iju/Oko Oba branch, spoke on Saturday, while addressing journalists at the fifth anniversary of the organisation. He said Islam frowns at a situation where... Read More

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Opinion: Enugu massacre and the hypocrisy of Northern Governors

Still in a mourning mood over the mindless massacre at Enugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen, the nation’s heavy heart was further daggered by what can best be described as the petulance of an arrogant set of governors from the northern part of the country who take pleasure in talking down on the other parts of... Read More

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‘The constitution allows us to move freely’ – Fulani herdsmen

Herdsmen have described as ‘unconstitutional’, the attempts to stop them from grazing their cattle in any part of the country, especially in the south. The herdsmen, under the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, said the constitution guaranteed their movement into any part of the country. Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Plateau State, Nuru Abdullahi,... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: Fulani herdsmen and the looming reprisal attacks

For the past few months, Benue State in the North-Central part of Nigeria has been largely restive with attacks on villages by persons said to be marauding herdsmen; the most affected of these areas has been Agatu Local Government where over 300 persons were killed and thousands displaced. There have also been sporadic clashes involving... Read More

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‘This is the endgame of Fulani herdsmen’

Igbo socio-cultural group, Izumunna Cultural Association, has said the ultimate objective of the marauding Fulani herdsmen is to ‘appropriate lands in the South-East’. The group said the recent attacks is in tandem with the ongoing deliberations on the National Grazing Reserves Commission at the National Assembly. Hence, the group declared on Friday, that the people... Read More

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‘It’s an insult to say criminals are Fulani herdsmen’ – Northern Governors

Northern Governors have described as ‘an insult’, the ethinicisation of attacks being carried out by herdsmen around the country. The 19 governors held a meeting in Kaduna on Friday, where they noted that it was out of place to label all criminals as Fulani. Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum and Governor of Borno... Read More

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How Enugu security agencies failed to prevent herdsmen attack

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Friday, accused security agencies in the state of failing to act to prevent the attack on Ukpabi, Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state on Monday, April 25. According to the governor, the security agencies had failed to take any action in spite of the information... Read More

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‘Next target of Fulani herdsmen is Ebonyi’ – Igbo youths

The Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC) has given Fulani herdsmen a 3-day notice to leave Igboland or they will be forcefully ejected. The proposed ejection of Fulani herdsmen from Igboland is in response to last Monday’s killing of over 40 people in Nimbo community, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu state by Fulani herdsmen. Consequently, the... Read More

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‘We can’t say whether Fulani herdsmen are Nigerians or not’ – NIS

There is no evidence to prove that the herdsmen involved in the killing of farmers and villagers across the country are immigrants who come into Nigeria from neighbouring countries, says the Nigeria Immigration Service. According to the NIS spokesperson, Ekpedeme King, the Service can’t conclude on the nationalities of the herdsmen, as the agency hasn’t... Read More

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‘Fulani herdsmen are also victims of violence’ (WATCH)

The National Secretary of the Meyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said the neglect of Fulani herdsmen by government was the reason for the continued crisis. Ngelzarma said this on Thursday, while speaking at Channels Television Sunrise Daily programme. While saying that perpetrators of the violence should be arrested and prosecuted, he, however,... Read More

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REPORT: Death, destruction and the herdsmen

The following is a report conducted by SB Morgen, on the menace of Fulani herdsmen. Introduction In the early hours of Monday, April 25th, 2016, destruction was unleashed upon Ukpabi-Nimbo, a sleepy village in Uzo-Uwani LGA of Enugu State. Scores of heavily armed Fulani herdsmen executed a ferocious attack on the community, killing dozens and... Read More

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Armed herdsmen en route Agatu before the massacre (VIDEO)

A video obtained by SBM Intelligence depicts dozens of armed men in boats, crossing the River Benue, on their way to wreak havoc on Agatu community in Benue state. The men in the video, armed with AK 47s and other sophisticated weapons, conversed in languages believed to be Fulfude, Hausa, Gurma and Zarma. Gurma and... Read More

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Soyinka blasts Buhari for ignoring Fulani herdsmen attacks (READ)

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has lambasted the Federal Government for failing to take a concrete line of action following a trail of destruction and killings attributed to the nomadic Fulani herdsmen across some parts of the country. In his address to the National Conference on Culture and Tourism, on Wednesday, April 27, Soyinka berated... Read More

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‘Herdsmen wear black uniforms, carry AK 47 rifles and are well trained’

A Major-General in the Nigerian Army has warned that the attacks carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen will soon assume the magnitude of devastation caused by terrorist group, Boko Haram, if something is not done urgently. The Head, Defence Headquarters Committee on Persistent Clashes between Herdsmen and Farmers, Major General Edward Nze, during a visit... Read More

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‘Fulani herdsmen attacks are carried out by terrorists’ – Ijaw youths

The Ijaw Council of Youths Worldwide has questioned the Federal Government’s decision to treat vandals of oil facilities in the Niger Delta as common criminals while turning a blind eye to the incessant killings attributed to the rampaging herdsmen across the country. In a statement signed by Eric Omare, the spokesperson of the group on... Read More

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Opinion: What exactly has APC changed thus far?

“The best way to avoid becoming a scapegoat is to find one” -Warren Eyster The latest version of the ‘PDP massive 16 year damage’ song was by the Special Assistant to President Buhari on political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu. He disclosed in a recent interview how previous administrations doled out farewell gifts of $100,000 or... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The road to Kigali and Buhari’s Fulani herdsmen

In 1994 almost one million Tutsis were murdered in cold blood in the space of one month by members of the ruling Hutu tribe in Kigali, Rwanda. The genocide that took place in Rwanda at that time ranks as one if the most sordid chapters of African history and it must never be allowed to... Read More

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BREAKING: Fulani herdsmen attack village in Enugu, many feared dead

Natives of Ukpabi, Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State have reportedly fled to neighboring communities of Nkpologu and Uvuru following a brutal attack by suspected Fulani Herdsmen which left scores dead. The herdsmen reportedly invaded the communities in the early hours of Monday, April 25 with the intent to kill and destroy... Read More

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Again, herdsmen attack Taraba villages for revenge, 13 killed

Not less than 13 people have reportedly died in Taraba state as farmers in 3 local government areas were pursued out of their villages by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The farmers had been attacked by the Fulani herdsmen after two of them were reportedly killed by armed robbers along Kyaior-Gyo Road. After getting knowledge of the... Read More

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Opinion: Mr President, should we queue up to be slaughtered or fight the herdsmen?

“All animals are equal; but, some animals are more equal than others”. George Orwell, 1903-1950 in ANIMAL FARM. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”—Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, wife of late American President. From Agatu to Akure to Aba the story is the same. For that matter from Abia to Zamfara states and the... Read More

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‘We will not allow Fulani herdsmen degenerate into Boko Haram’ – IGP Arase

The Inspector General of the Nigeria Police, Solomon Arase has said the Force will not allow the menace of Fulani herdsmen degenerate into a new Boko Haram. Arase told journalists on Saturday, in Abuja that the police would continue to monitor the Fulani herdsmen and ‘amputate them whenever they come up.’ The Police boss attributed... Read More

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4 Fulani herdsmen abduct university staff in Delta

The menace of the rampaging Fulani herdsmen has now spread to Delta state, in the South-South region of Nigeria. A non-academic staff of the Delta State University in Abraka, John Ogeleke was kidnapped on Thursday, April 21 at Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area in Delta State. Ogeleke is believed to have been kidnapped by... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen attack Agatu again… engage military, police in gun duel

Fulani herdsmen have reportedly attacked Agatu community in Benue state, for the second time in the past two months. The attack, which degenerated into a gun battle between a joint team of the Nigerian Army and Mobile Police Force officers against the deadly herdsmen, left a police officer, Corporal Ebiakpo Akparakazi missing and another reportedly... Read More

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Opinion: Buhari’s DSS of ethnic and political oppression

Like most other appointments in his 11 months in the job, only President Muhammadu Buhari knows why he pulled out his kinsman, Lawal Daura, from retirement and handed him the sensitive and strategic job of director general of the Directorate of State Securities (DSS). That was in July 2015, barely one month after he was... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen ‘take over’ town in Benue, indigenes now ‘refugees’

Moor, a council ward in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state has been sacked and taken over by armed Fulani herdsmen. According to a report by Vanguard Newspapers, the crisis, which began in 2013, has left over 100 persons dead and about 8,000 displaced. A source privy to the development was quoted to have... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen ‘burn villagers alive’ in Taraba (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked four villages in Gashaka local government area of Taraba state, on Monday, April 11. According to a Facebook user, Bako Benjamin, the herdsmen destroyed farmlands and burnt villagers alive in the LGA located in Taraba central. Benjamin wrote on his Facebook page: “Happening now in Gashaka LGA, Taraba state. The genocide... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen attacks ‘can escalate beyond…’ – Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says the repeated clashes between Fulani herdsmen and local farmers can deteriorate if not properly managed. In a statement signed on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Peter Okhiria, Oshiomhole said the state would neither ban grazing nor farming. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting, which... Read More

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Again, Fulani herdsmen attack Olu Falae’s residence and farm, kill one

Once again, suspected Fulani herdsmen are alleged to have attacked the Obaile residence of elder statesman and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae. According to Premium Times, about 10 Fulani herdsmen also attacked the farm of Falae, on Sunday, taking one of the security guards at the residence hostage. The security... Read More

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‘My heart bleeds for my people’ – David Mark

Former Senate President, David Mark, has expressed deep sadness over the invasion and attack on Agatu, Benue state, by Fulani herdsmen. Speaking on Friday, at a thanksgiving service to mark his 68th birthday celebration, Mark urged the Benue state government and Federal Government to ‘do everything possible to resettle the beleaguered Agatu people’. His spokesperson,... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen attacks will soon be over – Buhari

After ceaseless calls for him to weigh-in on the menace of Fulani herdsmen, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the hostile tension between the pastorals and local farmers will soon be over. Speaking at the opening of the National Agricultural Show in Keffi, Nasarawa State, the President said several plans have been put in... Read More

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