…Say ‘Cows did not vote for you’ Some embattled communities in Ovia South West local government area of Edo State have taken the state governor, Godwin Obaseki to task over the menace of killer herdsmen, which has caused fear and anxiety in the affected areas. They have therefore appealed to the governor to, as a…
Breaking! Killer Herdsmen Attack Edo Communities, Kill Seven
[responsivevoice] …We will Fish Out ‘criminal herdsmen’ – Police The menace of killer herdsmen in the southern part of the country continued Wednesday with the killing of seven persons in some agrarian communities in Ovia Northeast local government area of Edo State. The affected communities included Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba camp. The Edo…
Obaseki Vows to Smoke Out Killer Herdsmen In Edo Forests
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on a sympathy visit on Tuesday to families of victims of recent herdsmen attacks in Ugo community in Orhionmwon local government area of the state, has resolved to put the heat on the killer herdsmen hiding in the forests. Obaseki said the state government had concluded plans to launch an…
Enmeshed in The RUGA Ruckus
The Muhammadu Buhari administration is prone to shooting itself in the foot again and again, and validating the accusation that the president is incurably parochial and out of touch with reality. The administration’s poor policy formulation is a fall-out of his lack of sensitivity to the people’s anxieties and expectations. What can be more insensitive…
Herdsmen Gun Down LG Secretary in Enugu
Herdsmen on Wednesday shot dead the secretary of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. The secretary, Nnamdi Ogueche was killed along Olo town in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. Ogueche was said to have gone for a peace talk between communities and the herdsmen that have been threatening parts of Uzo-Uwani when…
Herdsmen Kill 10 in Katsina
No fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed in a renewed clash between herdsmen and farmers in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari. Emir of Kastina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman disclosed this on Wednesday when he received in his palace, a group, Queen Dijah, a Women and Children…
