Oyo natives residing in Igangan, Ibarapa LGA have identified that a total sum of N50m has been paid to herdsmen as ransom with 15 women raped. The secretary of Igangan Development Advocates, Lawal Akeem alongside the natives made the allegation at a town-hall meeting with representatives of the state government on Sunday. The community leaders presented pictures and other evidence of ransom paid to herdsmen. The conflict started in the community on Friday after Sunday...

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has urged the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to be more proactive and decisive in confronting the security challenges in the state. In a statement on Monday, the Minister accused the governor of being scared to make a decision that would protect indigenes of his state from attacks. Dare told the governor to seek help from states and non-state actors rather than “reacting out of...

The residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State on Sunday gave accounts of the misfortune in the hands of the Fulani herdsmen. The community leaders spoke during a visit of the state government delegation to the town. They disclosed that they had paid a total of ₦50m as ransoms for kidnapping carried out by herdsmen in the community. The community presented pictures and other evidence of ransoms paid to the herdsmen to...

Due to rising cases of banditry, kidnapping, and other related crimes has claimed hundreds of lives and rendered thousands homeless in Nigeria, the Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has advocated for a stiffer penalty for both the bandits, kidnappers, and their informants. The Governor made the call in Minna when he sworn-in the new Chief Judge of the state, Justice Aisha Bwari at the council chamber at the Government House Minna, saying stiffer...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ The Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Hon. Salihu Dovo has been killed by gunmen who kidnapped him early hours of Sunday, local residents have said. The kidnappers has called an official of the Local Government to announce the killing of the local government boss. Already, community members are suspecting a case of hired assassins. A source said “they called an official of the Council to...

The Aribiyan II of Igangan, Oba Abdulazeez Adeoye, on Saturday, said that the visit by the popular socio-cultural activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was free from violence. The monarch stated this against the reports that the activist and his men touch the residence of Seriki Fulani in the area, Salihu Abdukadir. This is coming after the Oyo State Government disclosed that a delegation including the Commissioner of Police in the state,...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent ______ The Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Hon. Salihu Dovo has been killed by gunmen who kidnapped him early hours of Sunday, local residents have said. The kidnappers have called an official of the Local Government to announce the killing of the local government boss. Already, community members are suspecting a case of hired assassins. A source said “they called an official of the Council to...