Fulani herdsmen – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:07:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Fulani herdsmen – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Soludo: Igbo Criminals, Not Fulani Herdsmen, Behind Southeast Insecurity https://www.theinfostride.com/soludo-igbo-criminals-not-fulani-herdsmen-behind-southeast-insecurity/ https://www.theinfostride.com/soludo-igbo-criminals-not-fulani-herdsmen-behind-southeast-insecurity/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=461589 Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has declared that the majority of criminals responsible for terrorising the South-East region are not Fulani herdsmen, but indigenous Igbo youths. Speaking during a town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes in Maryland, United States, Governor Soludo dismissed the widespread belief that Fulani terrorists disguised as herdsmen are behind [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/soludo-igbo-criminals-not-fulani-herdsmen-behind-southeast-insecurity/feed/ 0 Shocking: Invasion of Igangan Community in Ibarapa Area by Unknown Herdsmen [Pictures & Video] https://www.theinfostride.com/shocking-invasion-of-igangan-in-ibarapa-area-by-unknown-herdsmen-pictures-video/ https://www.theinfostride.com/shocking-invasion-of-igangan-in-ibarapa-area-by-unknown-herdsmen-pictures-video/#respond Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:06:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296222 In the early hours of today, Sunday, June 6th, 2021, we received some shocking images and videos resulted from the invasion of the Igangan community of Ibarapa area, located in the Southwestern corner of Oyo State, Nigeria. According to the eyewitness report, the community was allegedly attacked in the early hour today by some bloodthirsty [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/shocking-invasion-of-igangan-in-ibarapa-area-by-unknown-herdsmen-pictures-video/feed/ 0 Stop Playing Politics With Lives Of Ekiti People, Stop Killings By Herdsmen — PDP Tells Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-playing-politics-with-lives-of-ekiti-people-stop-killings-by-herdsmen-pdp-tells-fayemi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-playing-politics-with-lives-of-ekiti-people-stop-killings-by-herdsmen-pdp-tells-fayemi/#respond Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286763 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has decried incessant killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the state. The party, therefore, challenged the state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to stop playing politics and take decisive steps to end the mindless killings. The PDP, which sympathised with families of the people killed by suspected Fulani [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-playing-politics-with-lives-of-ekiti-people-stop-killings-by-herdsmen-pdp-tells-fayemi/feed/ 0 It’s Disgusting To Share Noodles, Rice To Victims Of Herdsmen Attacks — PDP To Abiodun https://www.theinfostride.com/its-disgusting-to-share-noodles-rice-to-victims-of-herdsmen-attacks-pdp-to-abiodun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/its-disgusting-to-share-noodles-rice-to-victims-of-herdsmen-attacks-pdp-to-abiodun/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:00:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286206 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has slammed Governor Dapo Abiodun for distributing noodles, rice and other food items to those affected by the recent herdsmen attacks in Yewa axis of the State. TheInfoStride reports that many were said to have been killed and others injured, with houses destroyed during the attacks on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/its-disgusting-to-share-noodles-rice-to-victims-of-herdsmen-attacks-pdp-to-abiodun/feed/ 0 There Will Be War Soon In Nigeria, Mark My Words — Olusegun Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/there-will-be-war-soon-in-nigeria-mark-my-words-olusegun-obasanjo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/there-will-be-war-soon-in-nigeria-mark-my-words-olusegun-obasanjo/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:30:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284850 A war is coming up soon in Nigeria, says Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria (GCFR). Another civil war in Nigeria has become imminent and inevitable. The reason for its inevitability is simply because Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern Nigeria Fulani oligarchs and the wider network of Fulani in Sub-Saharan Africa have concluded plans to adopt [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/there-will-be-war-soon-in-nigeria-mark-my-words-olusegun-obasanjo/feed/ 0 Ex-Jonathan’s Aide, Omokri Backs Governor Akeredolu’s Quit Notice To Herdsmen, Advises Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-jonathans-aide-omokri-backs-governor-akeredolus-quit-notice-to-herdsmen-advises-garba-shehu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-jonathans-aide-omokri-backs-governor-akeredolus-quit-notice-to-herdsmen-advises-garba-shehu/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:28:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=282260 Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, has backed the quit notice issued to Fulani herdsmen by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Omokri said Akeredolu has the right and power to issue the quit notice order to protect his people. Akeredolu had issued an ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to vacate Ondo forest [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-jonathans-aide-omokri-backs-governor-akeredolus-quit-notice-to-herdsmen-advises-garba-shehu/feed/ 0 Siege on Yoruba: Don’t insult Our People – Afenifere https://www.theinfostride.com/siege-on-yoruba-dont-insult-our-people-afenifere/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 06:23:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234330 Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba social-cultural group, welcomes the decision of South West Governors to do something over the siege on Yorubaland by Fulani herdsmen /militia. The situation has degenerated to the point that our people are now afraid to travel on most of the roads in the zone as their safety cannot be guaranteed. But our [...]

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]]> FG Is Working With Miyetti Allah To End Fulani Herdsmen Crisis – Presidency https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-is-working-with-miyetti-allah-to-end-fulani-herdsmen-crisis-presidency/ Tue, 07 May 2019 12:59:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=232258 Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has revealed that the Federal Government is collaborating with the Miyetti Allah group to map out a plan to end the activities of killer herdsmen. The battle for land and water between farmers and nomadic cattle herders has led to a lot [...]

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]]> Fulani Herdsmen Are Being Killed – Mohammadu Nura https://www.theinfostride.com/fulani-herdsmen-are-being-killed-mohammadu-nura/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:14:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=210012 The chairman of the Plateau state branch of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mohammadu Nura has said that its members did not attack anybody in Plateau state. According to Nura, 19 of their members were killed and the whereabouts of 73 others are unknown. He claims that the corpses being paraded are [...]

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]]> I Will Soon Start Participating In Politics – 2Baba https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-soon-start-participating-in-politics-2baba/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:29:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=205330 2Face Idibia has finally admitted to having definite plans to run for a political office. He said that he is keen on having a positive impact on the lives around him and would soon run for a political position. He, however, neglected to mention the exact political office he is interested in or the political [...]

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]]> These Killings By Fulani Herdsmen Must Stop – Umar Ganduje https://www.theinfostride.com/these-killings-by-fulani-herdsmen-must-stop-umar-ganduje/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:36:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198840 Governor Umar Ganduje has asked Fulani herdsmen to relocate to Kano state. According to him, the state has a vast space of land for grazing. He said ‘’So, they don’t have any reason to move out of the state. We take care of them and we accord them the respect and dignity they deserve. “I [...]

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]]> Herdsmen Saga: Nobody Roams Cattle in 21st Century – Oluwo of Iwo Tackles FG Grazing Policy https://www.theinfostride.com/herdsmen-saga-nobody-roams-cattle-in-21st-century-oluwo-of-iwo-tackles-fg-grazing-policy/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:55:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197797 Paramount Ruler and King of Iwo land, Osun state, Nigeria, HIM Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi has tackled the Federal government of Nigeria saying that field grazing and cattle roaming is barbaric and should be abolished at once as it does conform to modernization and 21st century development of any country. Oba AbdulRasheed made this statement [...]

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]]> 2019 Election: Investigation reveals Buhari may pick Igbo Vice in response to Restructuring, Marginalization https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-election-investigation-reveals-buhari-may-pick-igbo-vice-in-response-to-restructuring-marginalization/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:06:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=196955 If reports emanating from the Aso Rock Villa is anything to go by it could be established that as President Muhammadu Buhari is preparing to announce his 2019 decision there are chances that he may pick a running mate from the South-East geo-political zone for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to convince Nigeria on [...]

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]]> Group cautions Governors Ortom and Fayose over Benue Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/group-cautions-governors-ortom-and-fayose-over-benue-crisis/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:51:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=196257 The Coalition of Civil Society Groups Against Terrorism in Nigeria, has expressed concern, over the largely negative impression, being promoted by a section of Nigerians, particularly in the Social Media, which is aimed at criminalizing the Fulani ethnic group in the country, through their generalization of the odious “Fulani herdsmen” colloration. The group in a [...]

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]]> Abia will not cede Any Part of Her Territory as Colony for Cattle – Governor Ikpeazu https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-will-not-cede-any-part-of-her-territory-as-colony-for-cattle-governor-ikpeazu/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:40:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=196252 The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has raised his opposition to plans by the federal government to establish ‘cattle colonies’ across the country, noting that no part of the state will be ceded for the practice. The federal government had proposed the measure to curb the incessant killings in some parts of the country [...]

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]]> I Treated Bad Fulani Herdsmen As Terrorists – GEJ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-treated-bad-fulani-herdsmen-as-terrorists-gej/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 09:52:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=196034 Goodluck Jonathan has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for dragging his name into the ongoing Fulani herdsmen crisis, saying his administration treated them as terrorists. The statement read, “Former President Jonathan wishes to express his condolences to the government and people of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings [...]

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]]> We’ll resist Herdsmen from killing our People, Governor Fayose vows https://www.theinfostride.com/well-resist-herdsmen-from-killing-our-people-governor-fayose-vows/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 09:34:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=195974 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has assured the people of the state of safety, vowing that his government will explore every available resources to resist attempts by herdsmen to invade any part of the state. Mr. Fayose who gave the assurance on Wednesday when he met with local hunters in all the [...]

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]]> Fulani Herdsmen Macheted A Man And Left Him In The Pool Of His Blood — Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/fulani-herdsmen-macheted-a-man-and-left-him-in-the-pool-of-his-blood-samuel-ortom/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 08:36:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=195934 Samuel Ortom has revealed that he knows the hideout of the Fulani herdsmen that carried out a series of deadly attacks in the state that has led to the death of 71 people. According to the governor, the attacks were masterminded by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who have resisted the state’s implementation of the [...]

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]]> Seriake Dickson Denies Selling Land To Fulani Herdsmen https://www.theinfostride.com/seriake-dickson-denies-selling-land-to-fulani-herdsmen/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:20:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157253 The Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson has denied selling grazing land to Fulani herdsmen in the state. The Governor said this while speaking with ex-militants and Ijaw youths leaders from the Niger Delta region on Monday, February 20, 2017. According to reports, the Governor had earlier allocated 1,200 hectares to herdsmen in the state [...]

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]]> Fayose Wants Solution To Fulani herdsmen Menace https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-wants-solution-to-fulani-herdsmen-menace/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:37:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=156501 Governor Ayo Fayose has called on South-West Governors to adopt a unified strategy in dealing with the menace of Fulani herdsmen. He said this while speaking to South-West Governors at their quarterly regional meeting which held in Ekiti state on Monday, February 13, 2017. According to Daily Post, Fayose described the challenge as an impediment [...]

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]]> FG Should Be Held Responsible If Fulani Herdsmen Invade Ekiti – Governor Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-should-be-held-responsible-if-fulani-herdsmen-invade-ekiti-governor-fayose/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:16:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146187 Hold Federal Government responsible if Fulani herdsmen invade Ekiti State, that was the submission of Governor Ayodele Fayose during his press briefing today. Read the full release below: FULL TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016, BY EKITI STATE GOVERNOR, MR AYODELE FAYOSE ON THE THREAT BY THE MIYETTI ALLAH CATTLE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION [...]

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]]> Pete Edochie Blasts Fulani Herdsmen https://www.theinfostride.com/pete-edochie-blasts-fulani-herdsmen/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:14:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145344 Pete Edochie has made suggestions that the cases of Fulani herdsmen attacks in Igbo communities may bring grave consequences. The actor stated this in a proverbial way during an interview with Ugwumba Television. He said, “If an innocent child is respecting you whilst you flog him, he would retaliate when you force him to a [...]

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]]> Governor Umahi Bans Movement Of Cattle In Ebonyi State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-umahi-bans-movement-of-cattle-in-ebonyi-state/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 16:33:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145309 The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has again told Fulani herdsmen that movements of cattle from one place to another in the state would no longer be tolerated. Umahi, while inaugurating security committee on Fulani herdsmen in Abakaliki on Friday, expressed outrage over the flouting of his earlier directive on the matter by some [...]

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]]> Fulani Herdsmen Should Embrace Ranches – FG https://www.theinfostride.com/fulani-herdsmen-should-embrace-ranches-fg/ Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:44:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=137275 The Federal Government on Friday urged herdsmen to embrace ranches and other modern rearing methods to tap from the huge potential in the diary industry. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made the call in Kaduna, at the 32nd pre-convocation lecture of the Kaduna Polytechnic. Represented by the ministry’s Regional Director, [...]

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]]> Killings Must Stop In Benue State – David Mark https://www.theinfostride.com/killings-must-stop-in-benue-state-david-mark/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 23:39:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136106 Former Senate President, David Mark has condemned the recent killings of Benue State indigenes by Fulani herdsmen. Mark also urged the Federal Government to find a permanent solution to the violence in the state. “Enough of the blood bath. Enough of this massacre. This war is senseless and needless .Why should we continue to kill [...]

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]]> PMB Is Silently Endorsing Attacks By Fulani Herdsmen – Femi Fani-Kayode https://www.theinfostride.com/pmb-is-silently-endorsing-attacks-by-fulani-herdsmen-femi-fani-kayode/ Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:17:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126924 Former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of aiding and abetting attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the country. Fani-Kayode also said, via an article titled “The Road to Kigali”, that the killer herdsmen are being backed by the government. Read the article below: In 1994 almost one million Tutsis were murdered [...]

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]]> Fulani Herdsmen Must Maintain Peace – Oshiomole https://www.theinfostride.com/fulani-herdsmen-must-maintain-peace-oshiomole/ Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:51:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125551 The Edo state Governor. Adams Oshiomhole has warned Fulani herdsmen in the state against causing trouble. He also set up committees that will go to various local governments in the state to resolve any crisis involving the herdsmen. Oshiomhole said “Edo State Government will prosecute any rapist, any kidnapper, any rustler, who takes people’s cows. [...]

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]]> Buhari Should Call Fulani Herdsmen To Order – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-should-call-fulani-herdsmen-to-order-fayose/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:42:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124551 The Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose has called on President Buhari to address the killing of Nigerians by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. This is coming on the heels of the arrest of 76 villagers from Ugwuneshi Autonomous community, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, by men in military uniforms. Vanguard reports that the [...]

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]]> Agatu Massacre Is A Genocide Against My People – David Mark https://www.theinfostride.com/agatu-massacre-is-a-genocide-against-my-people-david-mark/ https://www.theinfostride.com/agatu-massacre-is-a-genocide-against-my-people-david-mark/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:40:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122513 Senator David Mark, who was the former President of the Nigerian Senate, has described the destruction of lives and properties in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen as barbaric. He called it a genocide against his people. Speaking on Friday, when he visited the affected areas, Mark [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/agatu-massacre-is-a-genocide-against-my-people-david-mark/feed/ 2 Say No To #AgatuMassacre https://www.theinfostride.com/say-no-to-agatumassacre/ Sun, 28 Feb 2016 18:17:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=118249 I condemn in strong terms the ongoing Agatu Massacre by fulani herdsmen. It can be recalled that in recent times that over 200 people of Agatu origin have being massacred. The Agatu people are one of the 9 local governments that make up the Idoma nation. The Agatu people are predominantly farmers and are bordered [...]

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]]> Chief Falae Flown To The UK For Medical Treatment Five Weeks After Abduction https://www.theinfostride.com/chief-falae-flown-to-the-uk-for-medical-treatment-five-weeks-after-abduction/ Sun, 08 Nov 2015 10:25:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=106424 Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae has left the country for the United Kingdom for medical treatment, five weeks after his kidnap and release by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Falae was abducted from his farm at Ilado village, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on his 77th birthday. [...]

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]]> My Abduction Is A Blessing In Disguise If South-West Is Liberated From Fulani Herdsmen – Chief Olu Falae https://www.theinfostride.com/my-abduction-is-a-blessing-in-disguise-if-south-west-is-liberated-from-fulani-herdsmen-chief-olu-falae/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:34:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103067 Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, yesterday revisited his recent ordeal in the hands of kidnappers, saying the incident remains a blessing until the Yorubas are liberated from Fulani herdsmen attacks. The former presidential candidate told a delegation of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), led by Otunba Gani Adams, [...]

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]]> Afenifere Ready To Help Fulani Herdsmen On Building Ranches https://www.theinfostride.com/afenifere-ready-to-help-fulani-herdsmen-on-building-ranches/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:06:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101960 Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere said it was open to discussions with the Fulani leaders on ways to ensure harmonious co-existence in the South West. The Association of Fulani Chiefs of South West Nigeria and Miyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have faulted the proposed ban on cattle rearers by the Afenifere group, saying [...]

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]]> ACF Condemns Afenifere Over Call For Ban On Nomadic Cattle Rearing https://www.theinfostride.com/acf-condemns-afenifere-over-call-for-ban-on-nomadic-cattle-rearing/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:14:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101910 The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday, described as reckless a statement by the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on the recent kidnap of former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, by Fulani herdsmen. The ACF said that the Afenifere statement demanding the abolishment of nomadic cattle rearing, and criminalizing the Fulani on account [...]

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