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Herdsmen Kill Vigilante, Injure Another In Delta Community
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EditorSuspected herdsmen, weekend, reportedly killed a member of a vigilante team at Umutu community, Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State, inflicting gunshot injuries on one other.
Sources said the armed herders had invaded the riverside in the community Friday evening and had kidnapped three persons.
The source said the vigilante group mobilized, combing the bushes until they rounded up the herders and rescued the three kidnapped victims.
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“The herders even came into the town, so, as they were going, one of the vigilantes Mr Oliseneku, was shot in his stomach but due to the lack of good hospitals around, he was rushed to Asaba.
“On getting to FMC, they were on strike, so they had to locate any other good hospitals and they later found one.
“But before any tangible services could be rendered, the vigilante died due to extreme loss of blood and long hours on the road searching for hospitals.
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Another source said the other vigilante who also sustained gunshot injuries is currently in critical condition.
Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Mr. Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident. He could, however, not ascertain if the hoodlums were herdsmen
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Armed policemen have sealed off the secretariat of the All Progressive Congress,APC, in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State.
The party secretariat belongs to the Austin Agada-led APC Working Committee located along JS Tarka Way opposite the Railway Market in Makurdi.
There are two party secretariats in the capital city.
The other one belongs to Benjamin Omakolo’s team which is located along Kashim Ibrahim Way.
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The Publicity Secretary of the Agada faction, Daniel Ihomun, said that the sealing off of their secretariat may not be unconnected with the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the forthcoming local government election.
“We are to inaugurate members of the zoning committee for the coming local government election today at our secretariat only for the government to send policemen and their thugs to seal off the secretariat,” Ihomun said.
It was learnt that policemen and Armour Personnel Vehicle were deployed to the Agada-led office as early as 6am on Friday.
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Efforts to get the reaction of the state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, to ascertain the reason for the sealing off of the party secretariat were not successful as her phone rang out at the time of filing this report.
The Agada-led faction had constituted a 21-men zoning committee drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state and was expected to be inaugurated on Friday.
But in a swift response, the Omakolo-led team had in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Terseer Agber, called on all party members and the general public to disregard the zoning committee constituted by the Agada-led committee.
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JUST IN: Army Releases Delta Monarch Arrested Over Soldiers Killings
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April 19, 2024By
EditorThe Nigerian Army has released the traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, earlier declared wanted and arrested over the gruesome murder of 17 soldiers in Delta State on 14 March 2024.
The monarch was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters alongside seven others for alleged involvement in the act.
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He was released to Senator Ede Dafianone who stood surety.
He was released during a brief at Army Headquarters by the Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu.
Details later…
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Bandits Seek Peace Talks With Zamfara Gov In Viral Video
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April 19, 2024By
EditorSome bandits have called for a peace talk with the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal.
The decision of the gun-wielding men was made known in a viral video on Thursday.
In the video, a bandit, Garba Habeeb, who claimed to be the leader, appealed for negotiation between his group and the state government.
He said, “Because I represent Zamfara State (bandits), after that I need to send message to Dauda Lawal. Dauda Lawal Dere ‘ittakullaha’ (fear God)!
“As from today, we need peace. We need peaceful coexistence in Zamfara State. Continued fighting will not bring us peace. Peace is what is required of you.
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“If you look at what’s going on in Eastern Africa, you’ll agree we need to find common ground to resolve our differences.
“After that, I need to send a message to the military, Tukur Usman Gusau, because he’s the one who sends warplanes to bomb bandits.
“Last week, a vigilante group came to my area to follow my cow and sheep to go (sic). This one is not good.
“Dauda Lawal Dare, you’re the leader of Zamfara State, fear God. If you lead a peaceful Zamfara, (sic) then call all the leaders of Fulanis and all the ‘Kachallas’ (bandits commanders) to the negotiation table for the benefit of all,.”
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Efforts by to reach the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, for comment proved abortive as his phone lines were not connecting and text messages were not replied to.
In 2019, bandits in Zamfara gave conditions for laying down their arms, one of them being the halting of extra-judicial killings of herdsmen.
The bandits also demanded that they be allowed to attend local markets without fear or intimidation.
Recently, the governor called for the deployment of more soldiers due to the high level of insecurity plaguing the state.
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He made the call when he visited the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson disclosed that the governor briefed the CDS about the security situation in the state during the meeting.
Lawal expressed concerns over the resurgence of attacks in some parts of his state and appealed to Musa, an army general, to deploy more troops and weapons to the state.
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