Tag: Benue killings

The president met the police chief on Tuesday morning.

“I cannot overlook the killings in Benue or any other part of Nigeria."

The vice president also speaks on non-passage of the 2018 budget, debt, and the anti-corruption war.

Benue has witnessed repeated bloody attacks by herdsmen, prompting the federal government to deploy troops to enforce peace.

The deployment is billed as a six-week military operation codenamed 'Ayem Akpatuma.'

The Senate said the committee report was not balanced.

The president advises against reprisals.

The police chief has also sent special forces, technical and intelligence teams to the troubled state

The Benue governor slams the police chief for demanding a suspension of grazing laws and failing to comply with a presidential ...

The IG suggests the laws can be reinstated after ranches are put in place.

The presidency regrets "high level of hate speech" in the media.

The IG was given 14 days to find the killers.

One of the deceased was a two-year-old girl.

The group decries effect of killings on women and children.

At least five camps are currently opened for those displaced by the January 1 attacks in the state.

A PREMIUM TIMES visit to the affected communities shows the risk residents and security forces face.

The protesters say they were opposed to establishment of cattle colonies.

APC governors visit Benue.

"Any suggestion that the President or the Vice President ignored the state governor’s warning is both absolutely false and certainly ...

The presidential aide also said he would seek a governorship ticket.

The group says the government should device a better way of ending the crisis.

Governor Ortom says false alarms are creating panic and giving hoodlums the opportunity to harass innocent people.

The Benue delegation met with President Buhari in Abuja.

Amid growing outrage over the Benue killings, Mr. Buhari assures perpetrators will face justice.

The vice president says he received no warning letter of impending attacks.