TODAY
February 3, 2021
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and governors of the 36 states of the federation to explore all available channels to protect the Fulani communities in the South.
The call came, apparently, against the backdrop of the order given by Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves and ultimatum given the herders by Yoruba ‘’freedom fighter’’, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho, to vacate Ibarapa community in Oyo State.
This came on a day Benue State Deputy Governor, Benson Abounu, advised Ondo, Oyo and other states experiencing herdsmen crisis in the country to consider the enactment of anti-open grazing laws as was done in Benue State to stave off incessant farmers/herders’ clashes.
At least two people have been killed by bandits in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the attack took place at Warsa Piti, in Mariri District of Lere local government area.
Confirming the incident, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the attackers numbering about six, masked and dressed in black attire, invaded the community late on Monday night and began shooting sporadically.
He explained that the troops on receiving a distress call mobilised to the location and engaged the assailants who then fled into the forest.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided some drug spots in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and arrested 14 suspects.
The FCT commander of NDLEA, Mr Lawan Hamisu, said this in a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mr Jonah Achema on Tuesday in Abuja, NAN reports.
Hamisu said the different quantities of Cocaine, Codeine, Rohypnol and Cannabis Sativa were recovered from the suspects.
According to him, the 14 persons arrested are being investigated in connection with the recovery of 34.8 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa.
“In the FCT, some of the drug spots raided at the weekend include Wuse Zone 4 and Wuse Zone 5; Wuse by Banex Plaza and Garki by Torabora.