Security

Alleged herdsmen school invasion is fake news – Oyo Police

Web News 30 March 2023 416 0

The Police Command in Oyo State has debunked an alleged invasion of suspected herdsmen in a Community Secondary School in Alaropo Nla in Orire Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. It would be recalled that reports alleged that suspected herdsmen with their cattle had invaded the Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Herdsmen Invade School, Injure Students, Teachers

Web News 30 March 2023 315 0

Suspected herdsmen, on Thursday morning, allegedly invaded one of the public secondary schools in Oyo State, injuring students and teachers. The herders reportedly invaded the Community Grammar School, Alaropo Nla in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The herdsmen, according to an eyewitness account, numbering over twenty, allegedly invaded the school with Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Herdsmen Abduct Farm Supervisor at Alao-Akala’s Farm

Web News 19 July 2022 371 0

…Demand N100m ransom Six weeks after the abduction of Anglican Bishop, his wife and driver in Oyo State, a farm supervisor at late former Governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala has also been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Recall that the Anglican Bishop of Jebba Diocese in Kwara State, Rev. […]Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Herdsmen Invade Ebonyi Communities, Kill Many, Burn Houses, Cars

Web News 30 March 2021 837 0

Many residents of Egedegede, Obegu and Amuzu communities in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, were on Monday evening, massacred by suspected herdsmen, who invaded their communities. There are conflicting figures on the casualties in the killings, as of the time of filing this report. While a resident of the community, who did […]Continue Reading

Crime

Herdsmen Have Landmarked The Bush To Keep Their Tracks: Victim Tells Radio Nigeria

Web News 9 March 2021 1225 0

Victor Eden, a seventeen years old student, his mother and a sister were traveling to Ajah from Ibadan on Thursday with the hope of visiting a relative. The journey however went weird at exactly five minutes past eight, when some gunmen allegedly attacked the commercial Siena bus conveying them. He shares his experience “At Alomaja, […]Continue Reading

Security

Residents Protest against Killing of Farmers by Herdsmen in Isaba Ekiti

Web News 6 March 2021 554 0

Residents of Isaba Ekiti, a community in Ikola Local Government, today protested against the killing of two people by gunmen. One of the victims is popularly known as Jisoro while the other is a security guard with a construction company. Their corpses have been recovered by the Amotekun Corps and deposited at morgue Some of […]Continue Reading

Security

‘We have put measures in place to secure farmers’ lives’ – Oyo Govt.

Web News 3 March 2021 458 0

Farmers in Oyo State have been assured that all measures are in place to secure their lives as the State government would not allow individuals masquerading as herders to halt the pace of development in the agricultural sector of the State economy. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, gave this assurance […]Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Herdsmen Kidnap Farmer’s Son in Ibadan

Web News 23 February 2021 615 0

About four suspected kidnappers have invaded a poultry farm located at Oke Odan, Olomo area of Apete Community in Ibadan, Oyo State and kidnapped a. 24 – year -old son of the farm owner. A witness said the abductors came to the farm yesterday evening with sophisticated guns, and started shooting, to instill fear in the workers […]Continue Reading

Security

Publish Names Of Fulani Herders Under Trial- PMB

Web News 16 February 2021 506 0

The Presidency has asked the Nigeria Police Force to publish the names of Fulani herders undergoing trials across the country. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme. Shehu insisted that Buhari, who is also of the Fulani ethnic […]Continue Reading

Security

Seven Transport Workers Kidnapped Along Ilesha/Akure Express

Web News 10 February 2021 538 0

Four Transport Union Workers have been kidnapped at Iwaraja junction along Ilesha/Akure expressway in Oriade Local Government Area, Osun State on Monday night. Radio Nigeria gathered that seven transport workers were travelling from Osun state to Akure and they were all kidnapped by suspected armed herdsmen. It was gathered that the kidnappers later freed three […]Continue Reading

Health

Herdsmen’s Attack: Oyo Govt. Commences Treatment of Victims

Web News 9 February 2021 578 0

Oyo State government has commenced the treatment of the three victims of herdsmen attacks in Igangan, Ibarapa area of the state who were ordered to be relocated to Ibadan by Governor Seyi Makinde. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello stated this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan. Dr. Bello who said his Ministry has commenced the treatment […]Continue Reading

Security

Gov. Abiodun Orders Investigation Into Farmers/Herdsmen Clash in Ogun

Web News 7 February 2021 495 0

Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has set up a Special Security Task Force towards maintaining peace in all areas of the state prone to herders/farmers conflict. Governor  Abiodun who announced this in a statement in Abeokuta, also ordered the security agencies in the state to investigate the recent clash between herdsmen and farmers in […]Continue Reading

Security

Ibarapaland: Stakeholders Sue for Peace

Web News 24 January 2021 560 0

Stakeholders on security in Oyo state have assured aggrieved parties in Ibarapa land of their readiness to look into all their agitations. The stakeholders including traditional leaders, political office holders, security officers, farmers and community leaders stated this at a town hall meeting held at Igangan in Ibarapa area of Oyo state. They stressed the […]Continue Reading

Politics

Insecurity: Convene Council of State Meeting Now – Alao-Akala

Web News 24 January 2021 491 0

Former Governor of Oyo state and Chairman, Elders Advisory Council, All Progressives Congress, APC, Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has advised Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde to convene a council of state meeting to brainstorm on the security challenges facing the state. Otunba Alao-Akala who gave the advice while speaking with journalists in Ibadan […]Continue Reading

Yoruba

Ileese Aare Sekilo F’awon Ijoba Ipinle Lori Siso Oro To Le Domi Alafia Ilu Ru

Web News 20 January 2021 886 0

Ileese Aare ti se koriya fawon Ijoba Ipinle, lati koju ija si gbogbo iwa odaran, a mo ki won ma te oju eto eni eyi ti awon daran-daran ni mole n’ipinle won. Oludamoran pataki si Aare Muhammadu Buhari lori iroyin atoro tokan aralu gbongbon, Mallam Garba Sheu lo soro yi ninu atejade kan, to fisita […]Continue Reading

Security

Farmers Herders Clash: Stakeholders Move for Peace

Web News 1 December 2020 462 0

Farmers and herders ìn Eggua have agreed to constitute a conflict resolution committee involving representatives of all the communities in the area to prevent invasion by unknown herders that annually commit atrocities. The two parties made the resolution after a meeting with the state farmer’s herder’s conflicts resolution committee held at Tata in Yewa Both […]Continue Reading

Security

Lead City University Douses tension of Ibadan invasion by herdsmen

Web News 11 November 2020 1217 0

On Monday, news broke that some suspected herdsmen have invaded a community in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital. The news raised apprehension from residents of the state over the fear of the unknown. Staff Reporter, Adedayo Adelowo trails the event to unravel the truth on the matter. The news filtered around Monday afternoon alleging that […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Parade Six Herdsmen for Alleged Murder, Kidnapping

Web News 18 September 2020 614 0

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Mr. Ahmed Iliyasu hàs paraded six suspected herdsmen for murder and abduction. They were allegedly responsible for multiple kidnapping and killing of a yet-to-be-identified driver during an attempt to abduct a police inspector on the Ayetoro-Abeokuta Expressway in the Yewa area of Ogun State. Mr. Iliyasu at […]Continue Reading

Crime

Gunmen Abduct Nine Passengers at Isua Akoko, Ondo

Web News 27 June 2020 607 0

About nine passengers aboard a Toyota Sienna space bus have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The passengers were heading from Abuja to Lagos but were abducted at Isua Akoko area of Ondo State. The state Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, however said one of the victims has been rescued. A family member […]Continue Reading

Security

OYHA Demands Prioritization of Security Outfit-Amotekun

Web News 2 June 2020 564 0

The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on the Executive arm to as a matter of urgency prioritize the formation of Oyo State Security Network, codename Amotekun.  According to the lawmakers, this is to check the nefarious activities of criminally minded herdsmen who recently invaded some parts of Oyo state. The call followed a […]Continue Reading