Residents of Urukpa Ezimo Community in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State — the hometown of the state’s Deputy Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Ossai — have decried what they described as years of government neglect. They revealed that they still depend on a single contaminated stream for drinking water despite repeated promises of potable water…
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has called on farmers to avoid blocking cattle routes and illegally converting grazing reserves into farmlands across the country. This was contained in a communiqué signed and issued by the association’s National President, Khalil Mohammed Bello, at the end of its 7th anniversary celebration and National…
The member representing Umuahia North Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Anderson Akaliro, has cried out over the destruction of farms belonging to his constituents in Umuagu Autonomous Community, Umuahia North LGA. The destruction, according to the lawmaker, was caused by cattle belonging to suspected herdsmen. Presenting a matter of urgent public importance…
Police operatives in Katsina have arrested four suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 18 stolen cows at Tudun Iya Village in Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Katsina. He said the arrest followed directives by the Inspector-General of…
SaharaReporters gathered that the vehicle was said to be heading to Lagos from Kano, was reportedly conveying both passengers and cattle. No fewer than 22 persons lost their lives while 20 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident involving a trailer along the Lapai–Lambata road in Niger State on Monday. SaharaReporters gathered…
A kidnapper has been apprehended in Abuja cattle market. He was one of the suspects who kidnapped two herders in Gwagwalada area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He was arrested at Izom Cattle Market in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State after being recognized by his victim. According…
Shagari Usman Yusuf, who is the Chairman of the Dei-Dei international livestock market in the Nigerian federal capital, Abuja, has been arrested and detained by the Nigerian Army, his lawyers told SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters learnt that Yusuf was arrested shortly after he featured and escalated the alleged illegal detention of 12 members of his association…
Fourteen herdsmen have been arrested by the Adamawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and will be charged for allegedly violating an order of the state government banning the movement of cattle across unauthorised paths. The Adamawa NSCDC Command said in a statement on Tuesday that the operation leading to…
A newly active armed terror group operating in Sokoto and Kebbi States, known as Lakurawa, attacked Mera town in the Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Friday, killing at least fifteen people. According to Alhaji Bashir Mera, a local source who confirmed the attack, the group struck as residents were preparing for Jumaat…
An accident involving an Acura Sport Utility Vehicle collided with a herd of cattle, resulting in the death of two cows and substantial damage to the vehicle’s hood ( bonnet). This was contained in a press statement issued by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, citing that the cows were crossing…
