Tag: Fulani herdsmen

The Jos Ecclesiastical Province of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has unfolded its plans to begin the rehabilitation and reconstruction programme in the North-east.

The Nasarawa IDPs, who are mostly Tiv people, were chased from their communities bordering Benue State by suspected herdsmen.

Pastor Adeboye disclosed this when he visited the state with his wife, Folu, and they met with Governor Samuel Ortom at the Government House Friday afternoon.

Kaigama said the people needed  to unite and form a common front devoid of political, religious and traditional sentiments to tackle the security challenges in the state.

Catholic Bishops of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province, have described the Federal Government’s proposal to establish cattle colonies in all states of the federation as simply not an acceptable solution to the problem of killer herdsmen.

Catholic Bishops have asked the Federal Government to suggest better alternatives to the establishment of grazing colonies proposed by the presidency.

The senior pastor of the El-Buba Outreach Ministry, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has revealed he refused to honour an invitation by the agency because their action was illegal.

Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal Onaiyekan, has expressed worries over the recent killing in Benue State by the Fulani herdsmen.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday chided the President Buhari for his defective response to the herdsmen attacks.

Bishops of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja have called for prayers to forestall the re-occurrence of the killings in villages in Benue communities by herdsmen.