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Nigerians await Tinubu’s action as herdsmen spread terror in Benue, Enugu, Abia

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President Bola Tinubu will today, Wednesday, visit Benue State following the brutal killing of over 200 villagers in the state by suspected herdsmen.

Tinubu recently announced that he would reschedule his appointments to pay a condolence visit to the people of the state on Wednesday, following last Friday’s attack in the Yelewata community that left scores of residents dead.

Ekwutosblog reports that many had criticised the president for not visiting the people of the troubled state despite the killing of scores of residents by suspected herdsmen.

 

He also came under attack after he charged Governor Hyacinth Alia to convene reconciliation meetings and dialogue among the warring parties to end the incessant bloodshed.

Ekwutosblog reports that a fresh wave of deadly attacks being carried out by armed herdsmen have spread to parts of Enugu and Abia states, leaving residents gripped with fear and anxiety.

The attacks intensified just a few days after a gruesome massacre in Benue that claimed many lives, including children, women and the elderly.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Untold story of how herdsmen reduced Benue community to ashes, burnt over 300 alive

Many residents had described the attack as the single deadliest massacre in Benue’s recent history.

Prior to the bloodletting in Yelewata, there were similar attacks on other communities like Edikwu-Ankpali in Apa as well as the Tyoshin community in Naka, Gwer East LGA, where scores of persons were hacked to death.

Sadly, similar tales of terror were being unleashed on Aguamede, Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State.

According to a Ekwutosblog recent report, bandits, suspected to be herdsmen, killed over 10 persons in Aguamede on Sunday.

Sources from the community claimed that the killer herdsmen were probably dropped by a helicopter that reportedly flew around the community earlier in the day.

 

“They did not even announce their operation with any gunshot. They just came in and started using machetes to butcher people and had killed more than 10 people in their homes, before anybody knew what was happening,” a source told DAILY POST.

Recall that a similar attack had occurred last week at Mbuji Eha-Amufu, where no less than four people were killed by the same suspected herdsmen.

Numerous reports disclosed that between 2017 and 2022 suspected armed herdsmen had attacked over 20 farm settlements in Eha-Amufu communities, resulting in the deaths of at least 123 locals.

The attacks had continued relentlessly over the years in some other parts of Enugu, notably at Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state.

DAILY POST also reports that Abia State was not spared as suspected herders recently invaded Umunneochi and Isuikwuato.

The State government on Monday confirmed an attack by armed herdsmen in the Umunneochi local government area, resulting in several fatalities.

The state Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, who was silent on the casualty figures, made this known while addressing journalists at the Government House in Umuahia on Monday.

“There have been some security breaches in the Umunneochi area of the state, leading to some fatalities,” Kanu said.

He added that the state security agencies had been put on full alert to tackle the security issue.

Residents recounted that the assailants stormed their communities at night, shooting indiscriminately and setting homes ablaze.

Local vigilantes were reportedly overwhelmed, while many villagers fled into nearby bushes for safety.

Expressing concern about the growing insecurity, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur and human rights lawyer, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, called on the federal government to act decisively before the insecurity spreads further.

In a statement made available to DAILY on Tuesday, Ezeilo described the tragic incident in Benue as a reflection of the escalating insecurity across the country

The senior lawyer also demanded a thorough investigation into the attack and swift justice for the victims.

“Every Nigerian’s life matters. The government must act decisively and transparently to restore peace and rebuild trust in the system,” Ezeilo said.

Also speaking to DAILY POST in an interview, Dr Kabiru Adamu, the Managing Director of Beacon Consulting Limited, said that the president’s visit was not a security approach but rather a political approach.

Adam declared that Tinubu’s journey to Benue would hopefully reduce the current political tension in the State.

The security expert further urged the President to ensure that he puts in place an effective security approach.

Adamu said: “So first of all, I strongly believe it’s a political gesture, and that’s okay. He’s a politician. He should set the tone for an effective security approach to address the issue.

“The visit itself is not a security approach. It is, like I said, a political approach, and it is important it would hopefully allow the political platform, as it were, to reduce the current political tension.

“I don’t need to tell you more. As you know, there are camps within the ruling party. The camp the governor belongs to and the camp of the SGF.

“And then I also believe there is a third or even fourth camp as well that exists. And then, of course, the dynamics between the APC, and the PDP, to whom the immediate past governor belongs, and all of that.

“So that’s breeding the violence in the state, and the visit hopefully will help reduce that tension.

“But more importantly, it is for the President to ensure that he puts in place an effective security approach.”

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First Lady Remi Tinubu Bags Traditional Title In Osun

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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, arrived in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday to be installed with the prominent chieftaincy title of Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodu’a.

The installation ceremony, which took place at the Palace Square of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, also served as a celebration of the monarch’s 10th coronation anniversary.

She arrived at the palace of Ooni of Ife around 1 PM amid fanfare and heavy security, and was received by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his chiefs.

Dignitaries in attendance include the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, among others.

 

The ceremony is currently underway as more guests continue to arrive at the venue.

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Harrison Gwamnishu’s Lawyer Gives An Account Of What The Activist Did With The Ransom Given To Him By Family Of Abducted Couple

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Harrison Gwamnishu’s lawyer has given an account on what transpired between the activist and the N5.4 million deduction from the N20 million ransom family members of abducted Edo couple raised for their release.

There has been a controversy over the money Harrison delivered to the kidnappers. The family claimed they handed N20 million to Harrison to pay the ransom for the release of the abducted couple but upn handing the money to the kidnappers, the assailants discovered some monies were missing from the ransom and decided to hold on to the husband and then released the pregnant wife. Harrison has since denied any wrongdoing, insisting he has a modus operandi to handle abductors.

His lawyer has come out to give an account of what transpired between the ransom money and the activist. Read below

‘’I just got off the phone with Harrison Gwamnishu’s Lawyer. A lot has been said and done in real life investigation. Now, HARRISON’s CONFESSION

📌 That his modus operandi is to get a prototype look alike cash where he inserts the chip for tracking as our cash is too light to carry the chip.

📌 So before ransom is paid they remove a huge part of the money and replace it with the prototype money because the chip can only sit well on the fake money. The removed money will be given back to the family after a successful operation.

📌 That he did this in the presence of the family member who was in the room with him. Now, the family member was called to answer and he claimed that Harrison was backing him and so he didn’t see what he was doing…🙄 Hmmm na so Harrison back thick to occupy and cover all the space that you couldn’t see abi? Na God go judge you.🙄

📌 When he entered the bush at midnight to deliver the ransom the bandits were all wearing mask despite the fact that eveywhere was very dark they were pointing guns and touchlights at him and other victims family who also entered the bush with him to pay ransom for the release of their loved ones. There are other kidnapped victims who are in the custody of the bandits.

📌 After he gave them the ransom only the Pregnant Woman was released to him and the man was begging for forgiveness from his younger brother according to him he was saying that his brother should forgive him. Remember that this couple were kindnapped from their home…. Could it be an insider job???🤷🏻‍♀️ It was this same brother that first raise the alarm that the money was not complete. 1+1=🤡

📌 After the operation they went to the police station in Auchi to give report. Harrison when confronted about the money hesitated to tell them about his modus operandi, but when the family started threatening him, he told them and the police how he operates and he was asked to bring the money… He went to his hotel room took the money he kept aside and handed it over to the police in Auchi, Edo State that same day before leaving the town.

📌 Harrison begged that none of this should enter social media until after the man had been released but shockingly, the family went on social media and the dragging started. They claimed he was on the run and his car was seized by the police.

📌 Harrison then made a rebuttal to state that no money was taken (he didn’t go into details), his car was not seized by the police but rather he left his car there for safety as the people were already threatening him and he didn’t want them to trail him and injure him on his way home.

📌 Harrison went on his own to SCID EDO COMMAND at Benin city for further investigation and the police there brought out the money and made him act like he was returning it so they can snap him and which they did🤦🏻‍♀️ A Money he had returned in Auchi voluntarily suddenly became a tool of amusement for them.

📌 After that, they prepared a search warrant claiming that they searched his hotel room at Auchi and recovered the money and were forcing him to sign the warrant and he refused. Now after 48 hours of the hand over they want him to sign a warrant that I was them that recovered the money. At that point his Lawyer vehemently refused him signing that warrant and he was locked up in the police cell.

📌 The 14 days remained that is flying on social media by propagandist NEVER HAPPENED.

📌 Harrison inserted a chip inside a prototype money that was mixed with the ransom paid for the release of the pregnant woman and according to him, the chip is still very active cos from his system he can still see where the kidnappers are and he is willing to assist the police track the bandits down and release the Man.

📌 But instead of talking about how to go into the bush and face the bandits, they are all focused on Harrison. The #5.4m is with the police so why can’t the police or the family of the man go into the bush to rescue the man???

On my own i will advise Harrison to not enter that bush again. He should allow the police do their work.

I understand the bad blood between him and some powers that be and competitors in the game and thats why the whole thing is looking somehow and he is being judged by his past ugly shortcomings.

However, person no dey bad finish and so i will hang on to the one good Harrison has done in his life and until a court of competent jurisdiction finds him guilty… i will not throw him under the bus.

It’s very shameful that a private citizen is the one who interfaces with bandits while the police sits in their office. The family be playing with their brother’s life.

NB: This is a first hand account of what i gathered from Harrison’s lawyer this Beautiful Saturday morning. Thank You🙏

Barr Awele Ideal wrote:

AweleChukwukaumemma💞

I am really disappointed in you calling Harrison bad names

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Lady Nearly Plunged To Her Death From 10th Floor Window While Escaping From Lover’s Wife (Video)

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A woman in China was captured on video clinging to the exterior of a high-rise building as she attempted to avoid being caught by her lover’s wife—a dramatic scene that has since gone viral online.

Residents in Guangdong province watched in disbelief as the woman dangled from a tenth floor balcony, appearing at moments to lose her grip.

Footage shows a shirtless man speaking to her through a window before retreating inside. Holding her phone, she begins lowering herself toward the floor below, using drainpipes and narrow ledges to steady herself.

The video shows her sliding down a water pipe and knocking urgently on a neighbour’s window. The occupant eventually opens up and pulls her to safety.

Local reports say a married man pushed his mistress out onto the balcony in a panic when his wife unexpectedly returned home, forcing her to attempt the perilous escape. The recording spread rapidly across Chinese social media, with many users saying the pair had been left “socially dead” by the public exposure and would face deep embarrassment.

Commenters also warned that climbing the exterior of a high rise posed extreme risks and could easily have ended in a fatal fall.

The incident comes shortly after a separate tragedy in the UK, where twenty nine year old Bartosz Urbaniak died after falling from a balcony at a holiday park event in Skegness.

Witnesses said he attempted to climb between balconies before losing his footing. A trainee nurse at the scene administered CPR, and he was flown to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, but he died two days later from severe head injuries.

Watch the video below…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR40X2njDrC/?igsh=MTRwZGd4N2Q3NDNmeQ==

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