Tag: Herders/Farmers Clash

Tinubu blames Buhari, Jonathan for farmers, herders’ crisis

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has laid blame at the feet of his predecessors, citing their failure to resolve the recurring farmers/herders’ crisis plaguing Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of a presidential committee dedicated to livestock industry reform and long-term solutions for the herders-farmers clashes, Tinubu expressed his commitment to addressing the issue. The creation of the committee comes in the wake of the National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Mitigation of Associated Conflicts in Nigeria’s report submission. Tinubu emphasised that “it is not the fault of herders…

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Nigeria loses 8,343 persons to farmers-herders conflict – Report

Aminu Imam

…Benue, Plateau Kaduna top States with most attacks Nigeria has lost no fewer than 8, 343 persons to the farmers-herders conflict since 2005, according to findings by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, (ACLED). ACLED, which commenced data collection and analyses in Nigeria in 1997 noted that the casualties were a result of 1,350 attacks spread across 16 states of the federation. This was disclosed at a zoom workshop on Monday, organised by Chikezie Omeje, a data and science journalist, as part of his Davis Projects for Peace.…

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“There is no farmers-herders’ conflict in Edo”, says Sarkin Hausawa

Aminu Imam

The Sarkin-Hausawa of Edo, Alh. Adamu Isa,  has debunked the alleged killings of some herdsmen in Benin published in a video circulating on social media. Isa made the disclosure yesterday in Benin, shortly after a closed-door meeting with the State governor, Godwin Obaseki, at the  Government House, Benin,vthe State capital. He said that herders and farmers’ clashes were an old issue in the state, and we have promised to cooperate with the present administration to make sure it was brought down to the barest minimum. Isa assured that he would do everything,…

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Herders/farmers clash: One dead, 20 injured in Jigawa – Police

Ishaku Yohanna

One person has been reported killed while 20 others were injured during a violent clash over land between farmers and herders in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Monday, the police have said. The police said the unrest happened at Madamuwa forest, a Fulani settlement and it was over a land ownership tussle between the warring groups. Musa Mamman, aged about 55, died while receiving treatment after the clash, the police said. The police spokesperson for the state, Audu Jinjiri, on Monday, said among those injured, six were…

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