Posts tagged as: Fulani herdsmen

Kidnapping: Edo Police Commissioner Relocates To Ovia Forest

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Commissioner of Police, Danmallam Muhammed, has moved into the Ovia forest with a team of joint security comprising army, police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to fish out the alleged Fulani herdsmen said to be using the forest as their kidnapping abode. As at yesterday evening, the herdsmen/kidnappers were […]

Insecurity: Yoruba Elders In Diaspora Petition United Nations

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Yoruba Elders in the Diaspora, under the aegis of the Yoruba Council of Elders in Europe and America, have petitioned the United Nations (UN) against the prevailing security situation in Nigeria, calling on the international body to prevent every attempt to foist Fulani dominance in the country, a situation they say may […]

Suspected Fulani herdsmen slaughter pregnant woman, Behead Boy, Others In Plateau

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 27-year-old pregnant woman, Margaret Wakili and an aged woman have been murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ancha village in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that Margaret was killed when she took some food to her husband, Wakili Ayuba in the farm. Another […]

Obasanjo Writes Open Letter To Buhari

Dear President and General Buhari, I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in Nigeria. Since the issue is of momentous […]

Herdsmen Convert Ondo Govt Forest Reserve Into Militia Camp-Villagers

LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWRANGERS)-Fresh facts emerged on Saturday that herdsmen have converted the Ondo Government reserve located in the Odigbo Local Government Area into a militia camp. This indication buttressed the widespread claim that killers of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, 58-year-old daughter of the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, were herdsmen who […]

Ohanaeze Urges FG To Disarm Herdsmen Wrecking Havoc Across The Country

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The apex Igbo cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has advised the federal government to disarm the Fulani herdsmen wrecking havoc across the country. The organisation also commended the Federal Government for suspending the Ruga project. In a statement in Enugu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo President , Chief John Nwodo, through his Special […]

Edo State Rejects Ruga Initiative As Nasarawa Gives Full Support To The Scheme

LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Government has rejected the planned Reserved Urban Grazing Area (RUGA) initiative by the federal government aimed at settling herders in parts of the country. On the other hand, Nasarawa state government has giving full support to the scheme. While rejecting the Ruga initiative, Edo state said it has ”an […]

Army Deploys Drones Comb Out Ondo, Ekiti Kidnappers

LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Worried by the spate of insecurity, the Nigeria Army, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Barracks, Akure, Ondo State, has deployed drones that will help to comb the vast forests in Ondo and Ekiti states. The Brigade Commander, Brig. General Zakari Logan Abubakar during the launch at Osi in Akure North area of the […]

Kidnapping: OPC Issues Seven-Day Ultimatum To Herdsmen To Fish Criminals Among Them

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen in Osun state to fish out the criminals among them. The leader of OPC in Osun state, Leke Akintayo, gave the ultimatum in Osogbo, on Tuesday, at a peace meeting with the leaders of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association […]

Suspected Herdsmen Abduct Woman, Stepson While Returning From Church Service

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman, Mrs Olawumi Adeleye and her stepson, Destiny Paul, were allegedly abducted on the Airport Road, in Osi town in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were said to have been kidnapped by the bandits on their way from the church on Sunday evening. According to […]

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