Tag: Benue
Troops arrest herdsman with bulletproof vest
Troops on patrol have arrested a herdsman with a locally made bulletproof and cutlass at Chegba village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue,...
Benue Killings: I-G urges Benue, Nasarawa people to embrace peace
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris has called on Benue and Nasarawa state indigenes to live in peace and tranquillity.
Idris made the...
Senate summons IGP over failure to arrest suspected Benue killers
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, over the failure of the Police to arrest perpetrators of killings in...
We live in fear of herdsmen attack, Ortom tells APC governors
Governor Samuel Ortom on Friday said the people of Benue State continue to live in fear of attacks by Fulani herdsmen.
Ortom stated this while...
Benue killings: Ortom lied against me – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied statement credited to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom that the VP was warned of the killings by alleged...
Protest rocks Benue after deadly herdsmen attacks
Hundreds of people stormed Makurdi, the capital of Nigeria's eastern Benue state, on Wednesday protesting the death of 20 farmers allegedly killed by cattle...
Police arrest 8 herdsmen over killings in Benue
The police in Benue say they have arrested eight herdsmen over the death of 10 persons and seven livestock guards in Guma and Logo...
Governor indicts Buhari as herdsmen kill 50 in Benue
At least 50 people lost their lives and many others injured after Fulani herdsmen attacked a Tiv community in Benue State, Governor Samuel Ortom...
Juliet Ibrahim partners with NGO for Benue flood survivors
Actress and philanthropist, Juliet Ibrahim, has announced her commitment to assist survivors of the devastating flood in Benue state in partnership with the non-government...
Former PDP chairman, seven others killed in Benue communal crisis
Eight persons, including a former state chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, retired Major Lawrence Ugbor, have been killed in a...