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Vanguard News Translate Home » News » 2023: Our choice of governor must show commitment to ending herdsmen menace — Makurdi Catholic Bishop 2023: Our choice of governor must show commitment to ending herdsmen menace — Makurdi Catholic Bishop On By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Bishop of the Catholic Dioceses of Makurdi, Most Reverend Wilfred Anagbe has hinted that the choice of the next Governor of Benue State in 2023 may be dependent on his disposition to addressing the...

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Four persons have been reportedly killed in fresh attacks on communities in Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of a Benue state by suspected armed herders. Vanguard gathered that the attacks which occurred at Tse Shishim, Tse Iber, and Mbaatan villages also left several persons injured while a middle-aged man was abducted by the attackers and taken to an unknown destination. The attacks were confirmed in a security report which was signed by the security officer in cha...

Vanguard News Translate Home » News » 107, 130 children sacked from six LGAs of Benue by armed herdsmen in 2021 107, 130 children sacked from six LGAs of Benue by armed herdsmen in 2021 On By Peter Duru, Makurdi Indications have emerged that over 107,130 children have been sacked from Benue communities by armed herders in the year 2021 alone. The children are currently taking refuge in various Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps and IDPs host communities located in ...

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Vanguard News Benue first lady decries incessant armed herders attacks on communities On By Peter Duru First Lady of Benue State, Dr. Eunice Ortom has expressed deep worry over the recurring attacks on the defenseless rural dwellers in the state, pointing out that the crisis and killings have created sleepless nights for the Ortom’s administration. Mrs. Ortom stated this yesterday when she led officials of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, and stakeholders to distribute relief mat...

Views: Visits 9 By Peter Duru, Makurdi As Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has called for sustained prayers to end the worsening insecurity in the country. The Governor stated that he believed that with prayers and commitment on the part of government and the people, the challenge posed by the wave of killings, kidnappings, herdsmen attacks, and banditry would be surmounted. The Governor in a statement issued yesterday in Makurdi by...

Eid: Ortom calls for sustained prayers to end worsening insecurity On By Peter Duru, Makurdi As Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has called for sustained prayers to end the worsening insecurity in the country. The Governor stated that he believed that with prayers and commitment on the part of government and the people, the challenge posed by the wave of killings, kidnappings, herdsmen attacks, and banditry would be surmounted. The Governor in a...

Troops storm Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba forests, to flush out killer herders, bandits On …As gunmen kill community leader, wife, daughter-in-law in Kaduna …Emir of Daura suspends Sallah activities By Peter Duru A joint military operation covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states, codenamed ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’, OPWS, has commenced a 7-day operation in the three states to clear bandits and killer herders in forests and communities located in the states. This came as bandits, Saturday,...

Translate Troops commence 7-day special operation to clear forests, communities in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba On By Peter Duru, Makurdi The joint military operation covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states, codenamed Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, has commenced a 7-day operation in the three states to clear bandits and armed herders in forests and communities located in the states. Though no formal statement has been issued to that effect by the Commander of the OPWS, Brig. G...