CONTROVERSIAL Nigeria Islamic body Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has accused regional security outfit Amotekun of intimidating other ethnic groups living and doing businesses in the southwest geo-political zone.
Over recent years, heavily-armed Fulani herdsmen have been running riot across Nigeria, engaging in...
REGIONAL body the Oodua People's Congress (OPC) has warned that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) is planning to slip its members into the southwestern regional security output Amotekun with a view to undermining it.
Over recent years, heavily-armed herdsmen have been running riot across...
COMMANDERS of the Oyo State Security Network Agency popularly as Amotekun have denied a report that their operatives killed several Fulani herdsmen in the Ibarapa and Oke Ogun areas of the state.
Last week, it was reported that Amotekun operatives and herdsmen were involved in a bloody shootout which led to several deaths....
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's administration appears to be finally coming round to the realisation that it needs to do something to curtail the activities of murderous Fulani herdsmen after presidential spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu admitted conceded that their movement needs to be checked.
Over recent years, the herdsmen have...African News
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is to meet with the just-released Government Science Secondary School Kankara schoolboys at the presidential villa in Kastina today to show his solidarity with them.
Last weekend, the boys were abducted from their school in Katsina State by armed bandits hired by terrorist sect Boko Haram....News
FULANI herdsmen's association the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has commenced negotiations with the kidnappers who recently abducted about 300 schoolboys from their secondary school in Katsina State.
Last weekend, the pupils were kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in...
FORMER finance minister Chief Olu Falae has once more become the victim of Fulani cattle herdsmen who have again raided his farm near Akure in Ondo State and destroyed crops said to be worth millions of naira.
Chief Falae, 82, a one-time secretary to the federal government, finance minister and presidential candidate, has...