No fewer than 73 persons were confirmed dead and about 50 villages burnt following a renewed violence between the Hausa-Fulani and Yandang communities in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba state. The state Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Sahabi Mahmoud, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN on Friday … More News: Communal clashes leave 73 people dead in Taraba
Angry constituents Saturday stoned Hon Garba Hamman Julde, a member of the House of Reps representing Bali-Gassol Federal constituency of Taraba state. Citing failed representation and abandonment of his constituents for more than two years, the constituents vent their anger after the lawmaker presented 11 motorcycles and one car to ward executives and local government chairman of … More News: Angry Constituents stone APC Reps Member in Taraba.
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to visit Nasarawa State today as part of efforts to ensure peace in some trouble spots. After Nasarawa, Buhari is slated to visit Taraba, Zamfara and Benue states but the dates of the visits are yet to be decided, a Presidency source said last night. The President is expected to … More News: Herdsmen Killings: Buhari Tours Nasarawa, Taraba, Zamfara, Benue.
A monarch in Taraba State and 28 others were killed during the week in fresh attacks by Fulani herdsmen. The Nation reports that the attacks, which took place between Tuesday and Wednesday, occurred while the dust was yet to settle on herdsmen attacks on some Benue communities early in the year, which resulted in the … More News: Fulani Herdsmen Kill Taraba Monarch, 28 Others in Fresh Attacks.
The Taraba State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association on Sunday advanced reasons for the organisation’s decision to challenge the state’s anti-open grazing law in court. State chairman of the association, Sahabi Tukur, told journalists that they were in court because state government had failed to put in place measures to ensure that … More News: Why we challenge Taraba anti-open grazing law –Miyetti Allah
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says over 800 Fulani, mostly women and children were murdered by local militias in Mambila, Taraba State in one weekend late last year, but the killings did not receive media attention. The Emir also said he personally gave the Federal Government pictures of the 800 Fulani herdsmen and … More News: 800 Fulani killed by local militia in one weekend in Taraba – Kano Emir
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