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Gov Ortom: Herdsmen from Libya, Mali, Others Still Killing Benue People

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom
Buhari: I will crush terrorists before I hand over in 2023 *ACF seeks urgent action against criminal acts in schools Gboyega Akinsanmi in Lagos and John Shiklam in Kaduna BenueRead More

Benue Government Slams N50,000 Fine On Each Animal Held For Flouting Open Grazing Law

Open Grazing
Benue State Government has slammed N50,000 fine per animal for violation of the state’s anti-open grazing law. Governor Samuel Ortom, who made this known on Thursday during a ceremony inRead More

Benue Farmer Killed By Suspected Fulani Herdsmen In Oyo

Benue Farmer Killed By Suspected Fulani Herdsmen In Oyo
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have again killed a farmer in Oyo state. The incident was said to have happened at Olopomeji village, Egbeda Local Government Area of the state. Flavision gatheredRead More

Gunmen Attack Police Station In Benue To Free Detainees, 14 Killed

Nigerian police
The Benue State Police Command has said its operatives in the early hours of Sunday killed 14 bandits during a gun battle to repel the attackers from freeing detainees atRead More

Benue Asks Buhari, Sultan To Halt Herdsmen’s Attacks

Benue State Deputy Governor, Mr. Benson Abounu
Benue State Deputy Governor, Mr. Benson Abounu, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari; the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar, and the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Aliyu, to intervene andRead More

Benue LG Chairman Says 100 Killed In Katsina-Ala

Benue State
The Chairman of the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr. Alfred Atera, has alleged that over 100 persons were at the weekend killed in four wards of theRead More

Bandits Run Amuck In Niger, Kill One, Injure One, Kidnap 11

Bandits
Governor cries out over growing menace Eight killed in herdsmen’s attack on Benue community Bandits, on Thursday, raided the Sabon Rafinsanyin area of Suleja Town, in Niger State at aboutRead More

Ortom Seeks New Security Team For Protection

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State
Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, sought an overhaul of his security details during his Wednesday’s meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, Flavision gatheres yesterday. Ortom, atRead More

Gov Ortom Escapes Death In Suspected Herdsmen Attack

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State
Ran 1.5 kilometers to stay alive He was targeted for assassination, says PDP Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt yesterday as suspected herdsmen ambushed himRead More

3 Years After: Benue Gov’t, MACBAN Yet To Agree On Grazing Law

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom mulls a review of the law
Over 400 violators arrested, prosecuted – Ortom Review law to accommodate our interest – herders Three years after it came into effect, there are still disagreements over the Benue StateRead More