Fear has gripped the people of Amakohia-Ubi community in Owerri West LGA of Imo State after suspected armed herdsmen launched an attack on Wednesday evening, leaving one person dead and several others either injured or missing. The victim, Monday Nwaozuzu, popularly known as Ojo Ola, was a member of the community’s vigilance group. The tragic…
In another major step toward restoring calm to troubled parts of Benue State, Nigerian troops have recovered a hidden cache of weapons and ammunition from fleeing armed herdsmen, and neutralized several bandits during weekend operations under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS). The first operation unfolded on August 2 in Tse Adudu, a rural community in the…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has denied allegations linking him and his administration to the sheltering of armed herdsmen allegedly responsible for the recent killings in Benue State. The governor’s response follows growing accusations from prominent Benue indigenes, including a viral video by Professor Zachary Anger Gundu, a former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council…
Oganihū is a non-partisan Igbo interest group dedicated to the safety of all citizens/humanity and the development of Ala Igbo. We are witnesses to the violence that has crippled the South-East for sometime now, particularly in the last couple of years, much of it by nefarious actors and orchestrated by government ineptitude or passive indulgences….
Suspected herdsmen have allegedly launched an attack on Wannune community, Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, barely 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu visited the state to address the worsening insecurity. According to residents who spoke with SaharaReporters on Friday evening, the attackers burnt houses and everything in sight, forcing residents to flee for…
Prince Aondona Isaka Ornguga has spoken out spoke on how he lost no fewer than 23 family members in the attack In Yelewata, Benue state. Initially, he took to Facebook to disclose that he lost “over 15 members” of his family. He has now revealed that a total of 23 family members died in the…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue state capital, in a decisive move to end the bloodshed by armed herdsmen. The COAS, accompanied by top officials from Army Headquarters, arrived from Abuja on Tuesday to assess the deteriorating security situation firsthand. His visit comes in response…
An hours-long attack by suspected herdsmen on Ikobi-Ochekwu community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State late Wednesday night has led to the death of a soldier and several other residents. The armed assailants reportedly stormed the community under the cover of darkness, unleashing sporadic gunfire and setting homes ablaze in a siege that…
The traditional ruler of Okahia Autonomous Community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Eze Okey Ananaba, has raised serious concerns over what he described as a looming security threat caused by massive land acquisitions by suspected herdsmen in the region. Speaking during a sensitization visit and town hall meeting with officials of the…
It was tears and wailing as victims of a recent herdsmen attack in Otobi Akpa community, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, were laid to rest on Sunday, April 27. Suspected herdsmen on April 15 launched a vicious attack on the community, killing over 10 persons and leaving several others injured. Amidst tears and…
