Tag: Fulani herdsmen
Fulani herdsmen burn down Miza town
A town in Kogi state, in central Nigeria has been burnt down by a militia of the Fulani herdsmen. Reports…
We’re under attack by herdsmen, Delta community appeals to govt.
The Otulu community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta has called for the state government’s intervention over alleged…
Curfew slammed in Kaduna villages after scores died
By Femi Adi/Kaduna A 24 hour curfew has been slammed on Sanga local government area, in the northern state of…
Four dead in Gwari/Fulani clash
The police in Gwagwalada (FCT), Abuja, have confirmed that four people were killed and 19 others injured in a clash…
Nigeria’s military recovers weapons, animals in battles against militias
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military authorities said on Sunday that their assaults on camps of armed militia men in Kaduna and…
Curing the Headache Of Nomadic Cattle Rearing
By Akunna Ejim Another clash between Fulani herdsmen and their host community, this time, in Benue State, claimed the lives…
Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 30 in Zamfara
Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen stormed a meeting in Galadima, Zamfara state and killed 30 people, the police said.…
Terrorists Disguise As Fulani Herdsmen
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, northcentral Nigeria, has raised the alarm that insurgents now disguise as fulani…
Military battles criminal gangs in Central Nigeria
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria military has announced that it has embarked on a major military operations in Benue,Nasarawa and Plateau, the…
Rein In Fulani Marauders Now
In the past, many communities across Nigeria tolerated and lived peacefully with Fulani herdsmen as their cattle grazed across the…
CAN Spits Fire Over Grazing Reserves For Fulanis
Kazeem Ugbodaga The umbrella body of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan against the proposed…
Fulani herdsmen kill 7 again in Benue
Renewed violence between herdsmen and farmers in central Nigerian state of Benue has killed seven, police said on Wednesday, just…
200 die as Fulani herdsmen storm Kaduna villages
Close to 200 people have been killed in fresh attacks on three villages in Kaduna State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.…
9 sleeping kids, 4 others killed by gunmen in Plateau state
Nine children, and four adults were killed by gunmen early today, the latest casualties of the incessant violence in Plateau…
Hundreds of gunmen storm Plateau state, kill five persons
Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in the central Nigerian state of Plateau killing five persons and burning…
Nigerian state moves to end herdsmen, farmers clash
The government of the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Thursday inaugurated a committee on the prevention of clashes between…
Fulani herdsmen on the rampage in Benue
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded a farming village in central Nigerian state of Benue , burning several houses,…
100 attacking herdsmen killed by Nigerian troops
A Nigerian military commander claimed on Wednesday that soldiers had since last week killed more than 100 attackers responsible for…
Death toll in Fulani herdsmen attack hits 48
Raids by gun toting Fulani herdsmen in the Nigerian central state of Plateau and gun battles between soldiers and the…
Menace Of Fulani Herdsmen
Apart from Boko Haram insurgents, other trouble makers threatening the peace of this country are the Fulani cattle rearers. They…
Fresh massacres reported in 2 Nigerian states
It is still a story of bloodletting in Nigeria as fresh massacres have been reported in two states. Governor Gabriel…
7 killed, houses burnt in clashes with herdsmen
There appears no end in sight in the bloodletting between Fulani herdsmen and settler-farmers in Nigeria’s Plateau state. With close…
18 suspects arrested in Abuja’s communal clash
Eighteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent clash between Fulani and Gwari communities in Gwako Village, Gwagwalada…
Kaduna family slaughtered by herdsmen
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Unidentified gunmen just after midnight today attacked villagers at Madauchi village in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local government…
Police Arrest Monkeys, Minders For Theft
There was a mild drama at the weekend when the police at Ikotun Division, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, arrested three…
2 brothers, 2 villagers killed by gunmen
In two separate attacks, unidentified gunmen killed two brothers in Michika, Adamawa state and two villagers in Plateau state. In…
Reprisal attacks claim more lives in Plateau state
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Reprisals attacks have been reported in the troubled council areas of Plateau State, where a senator and…
Death Toll over 100 in Nigerian crisis state
Weekend raids by gunmen in Nigeria’s central Plateau state left more than 100 people dead, including Senator Gyang Dantong and…
Nigerian senator killed at mass burial
Gunmen killed a federal senator and a state lawmaker in Nigeria’s troubled Plateau state on Sunday at a mass burial…
More than 23 killed by Nigerian Herdsmen
Herdsmen armed with guns and machetes killed many people in an attack on two Christian villages in central Nigeria’s Plateau…