US says killings in Nigeria not acceptable, calls for prosecution of perpetrators

US says killings in Nigeria not acceptable, calls for prosecution of perpetrators

Posted on July 31, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The United States Government has said the killings of innocent citizens in Nigeria is simply not acceptable and asked the Federal Government to step up efforts to stop the bloodshed and punish perpetrators. The Chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy, Mr. David Young, said this on Monday while addressing a peace and security conference in

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Police parade suspects of Benue, Plateau killings

Police parade suspects of Benue, Plateau killings

Posted on July 3, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The Nigeria Police paraded alleged perpetrators of the recent multiple killings in Plateau and Benue State. The suspects were paraded on Monday. The spokesperson of the force in a statement said the arrest followed credible intelligence. The revealed suspects are Benjamin Bagugba Tivfa “32 YRS” – A Serving Honourable Councillor of Fidi Council Ward, Makurdi, 

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Plateau Killings: Bishop Oyedepo laments, says Nigeria not Fulani Republic

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Plateau Killings: Bishop Oyedepo laments, says Nigeria not Fulani Republic

Founder of the Living Faith Church otherwise known as ‘Winners Chapel’, Bishop David Oyedepo has openly kicked against the continuous senseless killings in some parts of Nigeria. The Bishop who lamented recent killings in some local governments areas in Plateau State said Nigeria is not for ‘Fulani’ republic and anyone planning to Islamise the country

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Plateau Killings: Soyinka says Buhari treating herdsmen with kid gloves

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Plateau Killings: Soyinka says Buhari treating herdsmen with kid gloves

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday knocked President Muhammadu Buhari for his slow and late response to killings by herdsmen amid the general insecurity in the country. The former president paid a condolence visit to Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Wednesday. He said the magnitude of security

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Plateau Killings: Nigerians must prepare to vote out Buhari – Afenifere

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Plateau Killings: Nigerians must prepare to vote out Buhari – Afenifere

Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba socio-political group on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to prepare and be ready to dislodge President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to put an end to frequent senseless killings of Nigerians in some parts of the country. The group made this known in a communiqué at the end of its General Assembly in Akure, Ondo

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Herdsmen leader says killing of about 100 people in Plateau ‘retaliatory’ – Report

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Herdsmen leader says killing of about 100 people in Plateau ‘retaliatory’ – Report

The Miyetti Allah group of cattle breeders has said the killings of about 86 people who were attending a funeral in Plateau state was an act of revenge, Premium Times NG reports. Police said 86 people were killed in several villages while six persons were injured in the attack that lasted between 1 p.m. and

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Plateau Killings: Saraki says it’s an impression Nigeria is not safe, asks Buhari to act fast

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Plateau Killings: Saraki says it’s an impression Nigeria is not safe, asks Buhari to act fast

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the news of Plateau multiple killings as “very depressing and giving the impression that the country is not safe.” The Senate president in his reaction to the attack also advised President Muhammadu Buhari to direct his security chiefs to immediately stop the spate of killings across

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