The Governor disclosed this when he briefed newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi after the State Security Meeting.
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The development has been confirmed by the police
The Alpha Jet and EC 135 Helicopter were deployed by the Nigerian Air Force in Numan and Demsa Local Government Areas of Adamawa State following the clashes and crises in the villages there
The invaders, described as herdsmen, were armed with several weapons, including AK47
The President of CAN, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, made the demand on Friday when he led a delegation from the association to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari
Alhaji Abdullahi Babayo, the Director-General of Nomadic Affairs Agency in the state, disclosed this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Wednesday
False described the herdsmen menace in the nation as worse than the ethnic agitation of both the Indigenous People of Biafra and Niger Delta unrest
The incident came barely three days after four herdsmen were said to have been killed by gunmen in the same area
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Micheal Eneh, who chaired the meeting of the parties in Enugu on Tuesday, said the MoU
Musa-Nagogo made the call on Tuesday while addressing his subjects that paid him Sallah
Abubakar’s advice was contained in his Eid-el Fitr message delivered on Sunday in Sokoto
The duo first appeared on May 18 and was specifically accused of criminal conspiracy and rape
The bandits are part of the about 40 armed thieves who drove away 200 heads of cattle belonging to the local communities
Obaseki made the disclosure on the sidelines of a thanksgiving service at the Christ Embassy Church in Benin for his victory at the appeal Court
The governor said that security had been beefed up in the area and in neighbouring communities stretching to Kogi, in order to avoid the occurrence of similar incidents in the area
The attack, reportedly by herdsmen, was carried out on Sunday evening
The House had on Tuesday received the report of its Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on the bill to prohibit open grazing in the State
The Vice-Chancellor gave the ultimatum at a meeting he held with the representatives of the herdsmen and other stakeholders on the campus
Soyinka said the invasion was an act of provocation
The State Police Command confirmed the development