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Benue: Over 210 cows killed, stolen in Agatu – Youth group raises alarm
The Agatu Youth Development Initiative, AYDI, has condemned the recent killing of a herder and the rustling of cows in several communities across Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
The group attributed the crimes to perpetrators of violent acts, whom they described as enemies of the peaceful people of Agatu.
In a statement released on Saturday, AYDI expressed deep concern over the increasing criminal activities in the area, revealing that over 210 cows have been killed and stolen in the past few months.
AYDI clarified that these perpetrators were not indigenes of Agatu but rather outsiders envious of the peace and stability established in the region since October 2024.
The group’s National President, Ngbede Edoh, and Woman Leader, Mrs Rose Onuminya, expressed fears that the criminal acts could reverse the significant progress made in peace-building efforts by the executive chairman of Agatu LGA, Hon Melvin Ejeh.
The statement reads: “We are constrained to issue this press statement, in light of recent events in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, whose people are known to be peace-lovers, peace-makers, as well as peace-builders
“We are deeply concerned about verified reports of fresh killings of an innocent boy, and over 210 cows by enemies of Agatu, who seek to reverse the gains our people have been enjoying from the peace strategy with Fulani leaders, which ensured that herders and settlers will respect the laws, traditions and customs of their host communities.
“As a gesture of reciprocity, our people undertook to be good hosts, hospitable, and accommodating, in demonstration of their time-honoured nature.
“We are afraid that if nothing is done – and urgently too – Agatu land might be returned to the dark days, where killings and reprisals were the order of the day.
“As is often said: ‘beneficiaries of acts of wickedness and crimes are those that originate them’. Therefore, no effort should be spared to stop evildoers from taking us back to Egypt.
“As a transparent, non-profit organisation, we make bold to state that the perpetrators of this fresh, targeted violence, do not represent Agatu, hence do not have the stainless and pure blood of Agatu running in their veins.
“Our painstaking investigations revealed that they are bad eggs, who are sponsored to truncate the peace enjoyed by the good people of Agatu since the assumption of office of the chairman, Hon (Amb) Melvin Ejeh.
“They are crises merchants, who accept the least of incentives, including a mess of pottage, to main, kill, and spill innocent blood, to satisfy their paymasters.”
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
The Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands.
A statement from CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the force, says the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.
‘’Acting on the request, INTERPOL NCB Abuja conducted discreet, intelligence-led investigations which led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of the sum of $23,000.
Following the completion of all necessary documentation and in collaboration with international partners, the recovered funds were formally handed over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, through the British High Commission in Abuja, represented by Mr. Shaun McLeary, for secure delivery to the victim.’’
Hundeyin added that the suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
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