The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three persons at Tse Gamber, Sengev Council Ward in Gwer-West Local Government Area by suspected herders.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee dedicated to the reform of the livestock industry and the provision of long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers in the country.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Benin.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this to newsmen Wednesday in Benin.
The Command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkatim, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu.
Bloody rival clashes between ISWAP and some Boko Haram terrorists from the Buduma tribe in the Niger Republic has claimed at least the lives of 54 terrorists and herders within the last one months.
It, however, added that the incident was not in any way connected with farmers/herders clashes as is being speculated in some quarters.
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of Yewaland Development Forum, Jide Amusan, the incessant killings have led to an unprecedented exodus of its people from their ancestral lands to seek refuge in Benin Republic and other neighbouring countries
Struggle over grazing land and scarce resources have over the years resulted in perennial and growing violent conflicts in terms of frequency, intensity and geographic scope. Underpinning the escalation in frequency of conflicts in Nigeria is a confluence of environmental and demographic forces, especially desertification caused by climate change and population explosion.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, had on Dec. 18 given herdsmen seven days ultimatum to quit all forest reserves in Ondo.
Though the Minister of Information and Culture, who stated the position of the Federal Government on Saturday did not mention any name, the statement came a day after the Bishop of Sokoto diocese of the Catholic Church, Rt. Rev. Hassan Matthew Kukah, took a swipe at the Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration in his homily on Christmas Day
Stakeholders will gather in Birni-Kebbi, Kebbi State on February 22, 2020 with the aim of finding a lasting solution to the seemingly intractable problem of farmers/herders conflict currently ravaging the country.
The Sultan spoke in Lagos as the Guest Speaker at the joint 18th S.L. Edu Annual Memorial and Nigerian Conservation Foundation 2020 lecture held in Lagos State.
Alhaji Garba Mohammed, Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Jigawa State, said his command would soon deploy Agro Rangers to flash points in the state to tackle farmers and herdsmen clashes.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over security measures taken to protect farmers and herders in the country.
Prof. Bolaji Sule, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Management Services of the university, made the disclosure in a meeting with some security agencies in Kwara State.
The Presidency has frowned at recent unhelpful comments regarding the plan to stop roaming of cattle herders with the attendant clashes with farmers via the establishment of ‘Ruga Settlement’ across the country.
Tinubu made his position known on Wednesday in a statement by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman
The minister gave the assurance at an interactive session with Nigerian postgraduate students studying in Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands, widely regarded as one of the world’s top agricultural research institutions.
He said that a change in the pattern of providing pasture for cattle would reduce farmers-herders clashes, while producing healthier cattle and guaranteeing better milk production.