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Police Inspector, Others Die In Ogun Cult Clash

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

A police inspector and a member of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) were among those who lost their lives during a cult violence that erupted in Ijebu-Igbo in Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident to Channels

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Nigerian Army inaugurates 10-man committee to investigate General Danjuma’s allegation

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday inaugurated a 10-man committee to probe the allegation levelled against the army by Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, a retired, former chief of army staff. Danjuma on March 24 at the convocation of Taraba State University in Jalingo, alleged that some troops on internal operation […]

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Journalist petitions police over threat to life by Governor Bello’s aide

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

Mr. Wale Odunsi, Deputy Editor of DailyPost, has petitioned the Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, over an alleged threat to his life. In a petition submitted to the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday April 9, Odunsi stated that Mr. Edward Onoja, Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello threatened […]

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Gunmen kill five, injure three in Plateau

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed five people and injured three others at Inding Village in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Command, ASP Terna Tyopev, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on Monday. Tyopev said the gunmen carried […]

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Herdsmen,Fulani clashes: Govs used the situation as a cash cow to further exploit people for political and financial benefits- Group

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

The Coalition on Conflict Resolution and Human Rights in Nigeria has released a complete a review of incidents of clashes between herdsmen and farmers in several states of the federation. There have been reports of incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the country particularly in Benue, Taraba, Kogi and other Nigerian states, with about […]

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BREAKING: Police Arraign 28 Suspects Linked To Benue Herdsmen Killing

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

The Benue State Police Command has arraigned 28 persons allegedly involved in the killing of 10 herdsmen in the state. The herders were among the passengers attacked by hoodlums on Saturday near Yelwata village, along Lafia-Makurdi Highway in Guma Local Government Area of the state. Counsel to the complainants, Mr Tijani Ahmed, confirmed that the suspects […]