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Nigeria:
Benue Killings - Governor Announces Mass Burial for Victims
Premium Times, 10 January 2018
The Benue State Government says it will bury victims of the January 1 attacks on Thursday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
You Must Visit Scenes of Massacre, Benue Group Tells Buhari
Vanguard, 11 January 2018
Aggrieved Benue indigenes, under the auspices of Community Development Coalition, CDC, yesterday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pay a visit to the state and personally assess… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Urged to Stop Playing Politics With Security of Lives
Vanguard, 11 January 2018
Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to confront the issue of killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen with the utmost seriousness it deserves… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Not Condoning Herdsmen Violence - Femi Adesina
Premium Times, 11 January 2018
A presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has frowned at those accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of condoning killings occasioned by farmers/herdsmen conflicts across the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Do the Needful On Benue Killings, Ortom Tells Buhari
Vanguard, 10 January 2018
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, asking the President to do the needful in arresting and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Relocate to Benue Immediately, Buhari Orders IGP
Vanguard, 9 January 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to immediately relocate to Benue State, following ongoing tension in the state following… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Benue Killings - Buhari Orders Inspector-General of Police to Move to Benue
Daily Trust, 9 January 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris to move to Benue, to restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Presidency - Stop Accusing Buhari of Condoning Killings
Daily Trust, 9 January 2018
The Presidency says it is both unfair and unkind for anyone to keep insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari is condoning the spate of killings in Benue and other neighboring… Read more »
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Nigeria:
This Is Not President Buhari's Fire and Fury
Guardian, 10 January 2018
Naturally, almost obviously - but certainly not inevitably - these times are indeed very trying times for President Muhammadu Buhari's administration. Read more »
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Nigeria:
End Gruesome Killings Across the Country, Amnesty International Tells Govt
This Day, 10 January 2018
The Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the federal government to take urgent steps at ending what it described as an epidemic of gruesome killings across the country Read more »
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Nigeria:
Benue Killings - Buhari Orders Nigeria Police Chief to Move to Benue
Premium Times, 9 January 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to move to Benue, to restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Presidency Speaks On Benue Killings, Says Buhari Not to Blame
Premium Times, 9 January 2018
The Presidency has spoken of efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to end incessant killings in Benue and its neighbouring states, denying the president is to blame for the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Clarifies Stance On Benue's Anti-Grazing Law
Guardian, 10 January 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday explained why the Federal Government never challenged anti-open grazing bill signed into law by the Benue State government. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Benue Killings - Governor Reveals Identities, Whereabouts of 'Attackers'
Premium Times, 9 January 2018
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a group of Fulani cattle breeders in the country, for the strings of killings in the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buratai Deploys Troops to Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa
Guardian, 10 January 2018
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has deployed the special teams of the Nigerian Army to Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states to check further loss of lives. Read more »