Benue state

Following the repeated atacks carried out by suspected herdsmen in the state, the Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has asked residents of the state to defend themselves so they do not continue to be an easy prey for their attackers.…

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed 15 additional police units, special forces, technical and intelligence teams to contain further attacks in Benue. Fatai Owoseni, the Commissioner of Police in the state,…

President Buhari has written to the Senate listing the steps his administration has taken to stem the tide of clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Benue state. The letter was read on the floor of the senate today by Senate President…

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom has remained resolute in his decision not to apportion land to herdsmen. The governor has also knocked defence Minister, Mansur Ali over his comments on the herdsmen crisis. It will be recalled that the…

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday, January 30, said it had discovered a base used by armed militias terrorising Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states at Tor-Dunga Town in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The army added…

Suspected herdsmen have reportedly attacked and killed an official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, while his group were busy working on the petroleum pipeline at Tse Torkula a border community between Nasarawa and…

The mass burial for the 73 victims of the Benue Herdsmen attack that took place in Logo and Guma local government areas of the state on January 1st and January 6th respectively, will hold today January 11th. The bodies of the victims…

President Buhari this afternoon had a closed door meeting with Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, over the serial herdsmen killings in the state. President Buhari told Governor Ortom that efforts are being made to fish out the attackers…

Three socio- cultural groups, Mdzough U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi Ny’Igede, told reporters at a joint news conference in Abuja that the government failed to prevent the killings of about 20 people. According to them, there…

Some persons were feared dead when soldiers allegedly opened fire on armless residents protesting against Fulani herdsmen killings in Benue State Residents of Makurdi, the state capital, had on Wednesday, trooped out to protest against…

The Zonal Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Benue State Command, has been accused of assaulting a Mass Communication student of the University of Mkar Gboko. According to Andy Cmo, the unnamed student was…