Tag Archives: herdsmen

Suspected herdsmen have killed three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.   The victims; Ortom Chiater, 25, (Tse-Ugber in Mbachohon council ward), Targule Sechivir, 30, (Tse-Jabi, Sengev council) and Kusa Amos, 50, (Tse-Utor Mbachohon council ward), were killed on their farms on Wednesday, …

The newly-wedded couple, Barnabas Danladi Rwang and his wife, Sandra, who were killed by herders have been laid to rest in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.      The teacher couple, aged 31 and 24, were shot dead on August 14, 2023, by the herdsmen who forced their …

A large number of women mounted a roadblock on Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja federal highway on Friday August 11, to protest the killing of five people by suspected herders in Benue State.    A local who simply identified himself as Sunny, said five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in …

At least eight people have reportedly been killed by suspected herdsmen in Jenuwa Nyifiye community, in Takum local government area of Taraba State.   A traditional ruler, HRH Kwe Godson Danlami Wasa of Jenuwa Gida Nyifiye, who confirmed the incident to the Nigerian Tribune, stated that the attackers, numbering over …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Emmanuel Igwe and Ajah Okafor, father of Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth wing chieftain, Damian Okafor.   The incident happened in Ishiagu community in Ivo Local government area of Ebonyi State on Sunday evening, June 18, …

No fewer than six people were killed by suspected armed herdsmen at Akpete community, in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.   A native who identified himself as Tony explained that the suspected herders invaded the community on Saturday evening, May 20, 2023 and launched an attack, adding that …

An attack launched by suspected herdsmen on some communities in Benue state, has left a couple, their only child and seven others dead.    The communities affected in the latest attacks include Akpanta, Ochumeko and Ijaha in Apa Local Government Area, LGA, where three persons were murdered in cold blood; …

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Hon. Chinedu Eleliam, has been abducted by suspected herdsmen.  Eleliam who is the APC Chairman in Umuarugo Village Umueze ll, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, was trailed to his house by the abductors. They fired …

Gunmen suspected to be herders have killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Mangu local government of Plateau state, Mr. John Mai Kyau and his son.    The politician was killed in his residence at Bureh village of Halle Ward on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.    His …

Suspected armed herdsmen have killed six people in three communities in Benue State.   The separate attacks were launched on Hirnyam, Ortom villages in Guma LGA and Oshigbudu community in Agatu LGA between Friday and Saturday, May 6, 2023.    Five people including the Catechist of Udei Parish, in Udei …