Day: February 23, 2021

Gov. Ortom says Bauchi governor is a terrorist

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Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, lashed out at his Bauchi State counterpart, Senator Bala Mohammed, after the latter said Fulani herdsmen have right to any forest in the country. Bala who tried to justify herdsmen carrying arms, saying they are using AK-47 rifles to defend their cattles from rustlers, have been criticized by many Nigerians. Another heat was turned on him as Governor Ortom accused him of being part of the Fulani terrorist organisation, terrorising Nigeria. Ortom also accused Mohammed of being part of the plot to assassinate him,…

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Sheikh Gumi says government knows the hideouts of killer-herdsmen, bandits

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Islamic cleric who is also negotiating peace with bandits, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, alleged that the Federal Government knows the hiding place of the herdsmen and bandits involved in clashes with farmers, kidnappings and other criminal activities. Sheikh Gumi said on Channels Television programme, “Politics Today” that the government is playing safe because it realised that the former approach of attacking the bandits frontally was not working. The Islamic cleric said this on Monday during an interview, when asked why he can locate and hold dialogue with the bandits, while government…

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