Unknown gunmen have again killed 11 people, including a pregnant woman, in Ole’Adag’aklo village in Usha Council Ward of Agatu LGA of Benue State. According to the residents of the area, the gunmen stormed the village on Sunday evening and unleashed mayhem on the inhabitants, killing 11 and abducting others. The Chairman of Agatu Local […]
Delta: Herdsmen abduct students returning from Calabar
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly hijacked and abducted some students returning from Calabar, Cross Rivers State, in a Sienna within the Ewreni junction axis along the East-West Road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred on Friday, DAILY POST can report. The suspected herdsmen are demanding N10 million. Delta State […]
Suspected herdsmen kill three farmers in Benue community
Suspected Fulani Herdsmen in the early hours of on Friday, 3rd May, 2024 waylaid and killed three farmers in Ogbaulu community of Agatu LGA of Benue State. The victims, Edoh Alhassan, Echewija Edoh and Simon Emmanuel, were ambushed and killed at about 9:30am while working in their farms located in-between Ogbaulu in Agatu LGA and […]
Security of our farmers non-negotiable – Chijioke Edeoga condemns killing in Enugu community
The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the last gubernatorial election in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, has condemned the recent attack on Ugwujoro in Nimbo Community of Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of the State by suspected herdsmen. Edeoga, who said the violence and bloodshed perpetrated by the assailants believed to be killer herdsmen are intolerable, […]
BREAKING: Many feared dead, others injured as herdsmen attack Enugu community
Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State has again come under attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen. DAILY POST learnt that the attack, which occurred late Sunday evening, claimed some lives, with many others critically injured. Sources disclosed that the herders attacked mourners at Ugwuijoro Nimbo community, leaving behind tears and sorrow. Some […]
Benue massacre: Governor Alia vows to fish out killer herdsmen
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state has vowed that his administration will not rest until the armed herdsmen responsible for the brutal murder of innocent persons in Wandoo community, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, are brought to justice. The armed herdsmen reportedly invaded the community on Thursday evening, killing […]
Herdsmen invade Benue community, kill 12, sack residents
No fewer than 12 persons have allegedly been killed by suspected herdsmen who invaded Tyuruv community of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. DAILY POST gathered that the armed militia who were suspected to have cramped in Chito invaded Tse-Azande, Tse-Ajauka,Tse-Ugema and Tse-Guzo settlements in the early hours of Wednesday and shot sporadically. An […]
Some indigenes inviting herdsmen into Benue to destabilise my administration – Gov Alia alleges
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has voiced concerns over the alleged importation of herdsmen from neighbouring countries, including the Niger Republic, with the aim of destabilising his administration. Speaking at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Makurdi, on Sunday, the governor stated that some indigenes had been implicated in inviting herdsmen into the state. […]
Three Amotekun personnel injured in gun battle with suspected herdsmen
Three personnel of the Amotekun corps in Osun were injured after engaging in a gun duel with herdsmen in the state. DAILY POST gathered that some farmers in Kajola village, Atakumosa-West Local Government Area of the state, reported activities of herdsmen destroying their farm produce to feed their herds of cattle. According to an eyewitness […]
BREAKING: Many feared dead as suspected herdsmen sack Adijah community in Benue
Several people have been feared dead and others injured after suspected herdsmen sacked the Adijah community in Ugbokpo, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, on Thursday afternoon. DAILY POST learnt that the attackers stormed the village, which is located a few kilometres away from the Otukpo-Oweto Road and opened fire on residents, killing an […]