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Mixed Reactions Trail Government’s Ranching Policy

C Mac April 20, 2016

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The conflict between Herdsmen and farmers calls for urgent measures to curb the hostilities and find a lasting solution to the violence. The call by the federal government to establish ranches as against creating grazing routes has been applauded, but new worries have stemmed from perceived implication of the policy. Ruth Tene Natsa writes The […]

Buhari promises end to nomadic grazing of cattle

C Mac March 16, 2016

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President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that in the next 18 to 24 months, no cattle will roam about in Nigeria. The President said that the Federal Government had mapped out grazing areas where herdsmen would be restricted to, adding that grass seeds would be imported and planted in the grazing reserves. The President, who was […]

Gunmen attack Plateau community, kill two, injure 5

C Mac February 16, 2016

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Students of Nigerian College of Accountancy fled on Tuesday as unknown gunmen attacked Kwall village of Bassa LGA of Plateau State, leaving two persons dead and five others seriously injured. Information reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desk suggests that many houses were razed down and property worth millions destroyed. According to the Secretary of the Irigwe Youths […]

Kassa: Peace methods yielding results in Plateau as herdsmen pay compensation to farmers for destroyed farmland

C Mac January 18, 2016

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Fulani herdsmen in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, at the weekend paid a compensation of N380,000 to farmers in Kasa community for the destruction of farmlands by their cattle on the 4th of January this year. The herdsmen had deliberately reared their cattle into the farmlands of the community against the peace […]

Graphic: 12 year old boy shot in the jaw and upper lip by suspected herdsmen

C Mac January 6, 2016

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As part of ViewPointNigeria’s duty to continue profiling the killings and injustices meted out by the persistent attacks in Plateau – we profile Geoffrey a 12 year old boy from Robb village of Barkin Ladi LGA. Geoffrey was ambushed, attacked and left for death by suspected Fulani herdsmen on his way home from an errant mid […]

STF Discover Landmines in areas Mangu LGA where there have been hostilities

C Mac October 19, 2015

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Jos — The Special Task Force in Plateau State said yesterday that it denoted landmines in Mangu where Fulani marauders have continually attacked natives. The spokesman, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, told journalist that they discovered the landmines at Gyambus, along the road to Kadunung, a town which was recently sacked after an invasion which resulted […]

Nanmwa Bongdul, victim of Fulani attack on Kwata laid to rest

C Mac October 14, 2015

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Nanmwa Bongdul – one of the victims of the Fulani attack on Kwata settlement, Zawan was laid to rest in Nban, Langtang North LGA, today amidst heart touching eulogies and tributes to his gentle spirit. In some of the notable tributes, he was described as a generous and kind hearted soul who opened his arms […]

8 people killed in Zawan and Rim villages of Plateau North

C Mac October 10, 2015

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Attack in Zawan – Jos South Reports available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that, the police in Plateau State have killed one of the suspected gunmen who killed four people in a recent attack on two communities of Zawan in Jos South Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Abuh Emmanuel, […]

Mangu LG Chairman raises alarm on persistent killings at border with Barkin Ladi

C Mac October 9, 2015

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Mr Titus Bise, Chairman Mangu Local Government of Plateau has expressed concern over incessant attacks on villages in the area along the boundary with Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Mangu, the chairman called for tighter security around the areas to protect […]

Another promising Plateau youth felled by Bullets from yet to be identified gunmen

C Mac October 9, 2015

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The killings that have become routine on the Plateau, have continued to escalate – with approximately 3 separate attacks recorded in the past 2 days in Jos South , Mangu and Barkin Ladi In the latest such attacks last night, […]

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