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Herdsmen Kill Six Farmers In Nasarawa Community

No fewer than six persons have been reportedly killed by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen in the Kadarko axis of the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Two persons were reportedly killed at Tse-Abir Azer community in Kadarko on Friday 22, March, 2023, while three others were shot on Sunday morning bringing the number to six within two days.
Chairman of the United Farmers Association of Kadarko (UFAK), Comrade Denis Utsa who confirmed the development in a Telephone conversation yesterday, said that armed herdsmen invaded the Tse-Abir Azer area of Kadarko at about 4p on Friday and killed two on the spot.
He said that besides the two killed, many survivors of the attack escaped with gunshot wounds including a clergyman, Pastor Kingsley Orshase who later died at a hospital in Lafia on Saturday.
According to him, the victims had gone fishing at a nearby river in the Tse-Abir Azer area when the armed Fulani herdsmen attacked them, resulting in the death of two persons.
The Chairman of the United Farmers Association of Kadarko said that one Fulani man was also killed in a reprisal during the attack.
Comrade Utsa said ” On 22nd March 24 at about 4 pm, Tiv farmers at Tse-Abir Azer area of KADARKO went for their fishing and the Fulanis attacked them by the river which later resulted dead of 2 Tiv farmers and one Fulani in a reprisal”
” The killer Herders have invaded the IDPs to rebuild settlements and dozens of them flee back to KADARKO and Giza for refuge. Many of the IDPs farmers are brutally injured”
“Three Eggon farmers killed today, the dead body rises to 6 within two days,” Dennis Denen Utsa Chairman UFAK said.
Metro
NYSC members in panic mode as armed men dislodge Benue community k!lling 20 near army base

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Jato Aka Turan community in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State are currently crying for an urgent security help as they said that herdsmen who launched fresh attacks in the community have killed no fewer than 20 people in two days.
According to the corps members who spoke with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the herdsmen in an uninterrupted sustained attack between Sunday and Tuesday killed at least 20 and injured several others, throwing the community into chaos and tension.
The corps members lamented that Jato Aka Turan community, which is not far from a Nigerian Army base, is known for security vulnerability as they often watch in broad daylight how more than 20 motorcyles loaded with armed men and ammunition pass around the villages.
They said that the security situation in the community is so bad that their Local Government Inspector (LGI) hardly comes to the community except for the monthly clearance exercise, and that the LGI told them that if the attacks enveloped Jato Aka Turan community, they should move to neighbouring Adikpo community.
A corps member serving in another community in the state told SaharaReporters on Wednesday, “I have been able to speak with one of us at Jato Aka Turan, the affected area of Kwande Local Government Area.
“He said Jato is a far remote village from Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area Secretariat main town.
“The LGI hardly goes there except for clearance. Likewise, the corps members there have their own activities and CDS there. They are about 21 serving corps members there in Jato Aka Turan, Kwande LGA.
“The corper who I spoke with, who is currently serving at Jato Aka Turan emphasised on challenges and said that they are not safe and they have reported to the LGI.
“According to him, the LGI said when the issue gets there, in their community, they should move to Adikpo.
“They also went to the nearby military checkpoint, a mini barrack and complained to them. The military men said anytime there is a problem, they (corpers) should contact them.
“Corps members in Jato Aka Turan often watch in broad daylight more than 20 bikes loaded with men and ammunition who head to the nearby communities to fight herdsmen.
“When they (vigilante) relent, herdsmen attack and kill the villagers. If nothing is done about the corps members, God forbid, I fear they might be affected.”
A Facebook user with name, Wase Richie Aondofa, who posted about the attacks on Facebook with some gory photos wrote,
“Pictorial evidence of series of attacks in different communities in my village yesterday, at Jato Aka Turan, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State by the Fulani herdsmen.
“Several lives were lost and properties worth millions destroyed. We are calling on all the relevant agencies responsible for this to please come for our rescue.
“We are dying! My village, Jato Aka Turan, Kwande Local Government Area, is no longer safe. God may your will be done.”
SaharaReporters also got a screenshot of a WhatsApp status of one the corps members which read, “Fulani X men (Fulani herdsmen) killed not less than 20 people between Sunday and yesterday (Tuesday) in a village very close to my PPA centre (Place of Primary Assignment) and NYSC staff told us in camp ‘No insecurity in Benue’.
“This fight started in 2014, meaning NYSC staff are aware of this fight. Today, helicopter fly over the school where I teach (PPA).
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) went to the village to shell the area. The students started running when they heard the sound of the bomb. We sent them back to the class.”
However, when SaharaReporters called the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Anene Sewuese Catherine, for reaction and comment on the police action on the incident, she rejected the calls.
Anene however sent a text message to our reporter saying, “Can’t talk now. What’s going on?”
However, till the time of filing this report, the police spokesperson has not responded to a text message.
Credit: SaharaReporters
Metro
Five army officers, 20 soldiers face court martial over murder in Enugu

The Nigerian Army has established a General Court Martial (GCM) for the trial of five officers and 20 soldiers for offences ranging from murder, defilement, manslaughter, extortion and assault on civilians in Enugu State.
The personnel to be tried are within the jurisdiction of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu.
While inaugurating the court martial on Tuesday in Enugu, President of the GCM, Brig.-Gen. Buhari Sadisu, said that the court was convened by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye.
Sadisu explained that court martial was one of the instruments used in the Armed Forces to maintain discipline.
He said, “In Court Martial, military personnel alleged to have committed offences known to laws applicable to them are tried and if found guilty, punished in accordance to the laws criminalising such offences.
“However, where the prosecution failed to establish the allegations against them, the court will discharge and acquit the accused personnel.
He promised that the court martial would be guided by the principles of natural justice and fair hearing.
“It will also be guided by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and other extant laws and procedures related to the trial.”
The president said that the Court Martial would be free from any external influence and would afford the accused personnel adequate time and facility to defend themselves.
According to him, the court martial is fully aware of the cardinal principle of our criminal judicial system that an accused person is presumed innocent until the contrary is proven.
“Under our criminal justice system, it is better for 99 guilty persons to be set free than for one innocent person to be convicted.
Sadisu assured them that the Court Martial would strive to do justice in their cases by ensuring that evidence presented before the court were judiciously and fairly evaluated.
“This is to avoid a situation where an innocent person is made to suffer unjustly,” he said.
Some regular court lawyers within Enugu also appeared for some of the accused personnel.
(NAN)
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Insecurity! Gunmen kidnap senior army officer

Gunmen have abducted a Nigerian Army personnel, identified as Abdulfatai Odutola.
Military source said that Odutola, a Senior Non Commissioned Officer (SNCO) was abducted last Saturday along Abuja/Jos highway.
He was said to be on transit to Yola, Adamawa State Capital.
The source revealed that the kidnappers are asking for N20million ransom for the release of the Master Warrant Officer.
A military internal memo also confirmed the incident.
It read, “PLS INFORMATION REACHING ME NOW FROM THIS SLDR WHISKY THAT MWO ABDULFATAI ODUTOLA( CC 23 BDE YOLA ) WAS KIDNAPPED YESTERDAY ALONG ABUJA -JOS ROAD, WHILE RETURNING BACK TO YOLA. HE LEFT ILORIN ON FRIDAY 14th OF FEB 2025 AND SLEPT AT ABUJA. HE CONTINUE HIS MOVEMENT FROM ABUJA YESTERDAY B4 THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TO HIM.
“CURRENTLY THEY ARE DEMANDING FOR N20,000,0000 FOR HIS RELEASE. Pse appropriate authority should help the sldr.”
It was reported on Saturday also that the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists killed three army personnel following an attack on a military base in Borno State.
It was gathered that the terrorists for several hours last Sunday attacked the military facility in Isige town, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.
A source had said that the terror group razed many buildings and took away two gun trucks during the attack.
It was withholding the names of the army personnel killed as their families are yet to be informed.
“There was an attack recently in Borno, one Staff Sergeant with two private soldiers were killed. However, the army authorities are silent over the attack which happened at a base in Isige Town, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
“They burnt one military vehicle while they went away with two gun trucks, later reforcement came from nearby unit but then the Boko Haram fighters have left.”
This is coming a few weeks after the terror group launched a brutal attack on the military’s Forward Operating Base in the Damboa Local Government Area of same Borno State, killing a yet-to-be confirmed number of soldiers, with many still missing.
“25 Taskforce Bde was attacked during the weekend with so many casualties, so far we have recovered over seven bodies,” a source said.
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