Killer herdsmen on Thursday visited horror on Odiguetue community in Ovia Northeast local government of Edo State, killing five persons, and severely injuring many others. Distraught members of the predominantly agrarian community complained that they have been living in fear of the marauders who constantly unleash violence on them, forcefully taking over their farms, and…
Uromi Monarch Says ‘We are Handicapped’ As Women Barricade Roads in Protest Against Killings, Rape by Killer Herdsmen
[responsivevoice] Motorists passing through Uromi, in Esan Northeast local government area of Edo State to the eastern and northern parts of the country, on Wednesday had their journeys halted for several hours as hundreds of irate women stormed the major roads in protest against the excesses of suspected Fulani herdsmen whom they complained kidnap people,…
Killer Herdsmen Abduct, Kill Visiting America-based Edo Man, Collect Ransom
[responsivevoice] A United States of America-based Nigerian, Prince Dennis Eloniyor Abuda on a visit to his Fugar hometown in Etsako Central local government area of Edo State has been killed by suspected kidnappers. Abuda and three others were reportedly abducted by suspected killer Fulani herdsmen along the Benin-Ore road Saturday January 30 while on their…
The Invisible President And Our Killing Fields
The statistics are getting grimmer and there is no end in sight to the rampant violence and mindless killings that blight the landscape. So many parts of the country have become killing fields. And nobody is safe anymore, anywhere. From the terrorism of Boko Haram and rampaging armed bandits to the killer herdsmen and kidnappers,…