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Miyetti Allah leader shot dead as reprisal attack

A leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Saidu Kolaku has been shot dead. Saidu was the zonal vice chairman of MACBAN, Adamawa South, until he was shot dead on Saturday. Premium Times reported that his death has been described by an official of MACBAN and other informed persons in the…

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Alaafin writes Buhari says anarchy may loom as Yoruba will mobilise OPC, Agbekoya to face killer herdsmen

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has written an epistle to President Muhammadu Buhari of Yoruba’s readiness to mobilise Agbekoya, Oodua Peoples Congress and others to defend the race against the incessant killings and insecurity in the Southwest zone. The monarch has therefore warned Buhari of looming anarchy in the country generally if the…

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Fulani Herdsmen to Southerners: we have no plan to relocate and we’ll defend “ourselves”* if attacked

Herdsmen under the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has said they have no plan to relocate to Northern Nigeria from the Southern part of the country. The herders also vowed to remain where ever they are nationwide and defend themselves if attacked. This is in reaction to the call for them to…

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Police arrest herdsmen who stabbed farmer to death in Ogun

Following a tension ensued in Adao community in Alabata area of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State where two suspected herdsmen allegedly stabbed a 49-year-old farmer, identified as Rafiu Showemimo, to death, the police have arrested the herdsmen. It would be recalled that the heinous act was perpetrated on Sunday when the deceased was…

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