Tag: MACBAN

Benue Gov. condemns MACBAN Chairman’s killing, orders probe

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Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has expressed shock and sadness over the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), ArÉ—o Risku, and his associate. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the  governor described the attack as a tragic incident that occurred at a critical time when Benue State has been making significant progress in restoring peace and stability across several local government areas. Governor Alia said the killing was not only a tragedy for…

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“Arrested suspects in Benue kidnap case were travellers” – MACBAN

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Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Benue State, ArÉ—o Muhammad, has alleged that the men arrested in connection with a suspected kidnap case in the Okpokwu local government area of the state were travellers and not kidnappers. In a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Makurdi, the MACBAN chairman claimed that the four Fulani men were travelling from Benue State to Onitsha, Anambra State, to visit relatives when they were allegedly ambushed. Residents had reported that youths in the area…

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Plateau: MACBAN raises alarm over alleged cattle-poisoning in community

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MACBAN raises alarm

Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has raised alarm over the alleged killing of many cattle belonging to its members after they were reportedly poisoned while grazing around Kwi village in Riyom local government area of Plateau State. The incident, according to the association, occurred on Friday evening. Plateau State chairman of MACBAN, Ibrahim Babayo, who disclosed the development, said the attack was not isolated, noting that six cows had similarly died in the same community the previous Friday, after allegedly being poisoned. Babayo explained that the association promptly reported the…

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“Insurgents  kill more Muslims than Christians” – Miyetti Allah

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…Says there’s genocide in Nigeria National President of the Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), Baba Ngelzarma, has said insurgents have killed more Muslims than Christians in Nigeria. Ngelzarma disclosed this while admitting that there is genocide in Nigeria. In a published interview yesterday, the MACBAN national chairman said any herdsmen seen with dangerous weapons such as AK-47 are criminals.  He said: “Insurgents have killed more Muslims than Christians in Nigeria. This issue of genocide, yes there is genocide but genocide against who? “You know that there was a…

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???‘We’re under siege in Benue’ - MACBAN raises alarm

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The Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), in Benue State has decried the insecurity bedeviling the State, alleging that both herders and farmers are presently under siege of strange gunmen. State Chairman of MACBAN, Mohammed Risku, in an interview with newsmen in Makurdi, the State capital, said members of his association were worried that the unknown killers, apart from murdering farmers in the local communities, are as well attacking them, their children and animals. Risku said the killers are usually dressed in a particular strange uniform whenever attacking people…

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15 bodies recovered, 78 houses burnt in Plateau - MACBAN

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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said yesterday that 15 individuals were slain following an alleged invasion of their settlements in Plateau State’s Mangu local government area. The group’s State leader, Nuru Abdullahi, revealed this to newsmen yesterday in Jos, the State capital. The group also claimed that 78 of their members’ homes had been destroyed and that over 2,000 animals had gone missing as a result of the invasion. Abdullahi said, “This unfortunate thing is moving its head quickly into other LGAs of the State to…

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“Our members detained in Anambra prisons without trial” – Miyetti Allah

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The Zonal Chairman of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN) South-East chapter, Gidado Siddikki, has claimed that its members are being detained without trial at different correctional centres in Anambra State. Siddikki also alleged that some of its members have been labelled as kidnappers, armed robbers and clamped into detention by the police for over five years without trial. He stated these while briefing journalists in Awka yesterday, just as he appealed to the Anambra State government through the Ministry of Justice and the prison authority in the state,…

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Miyetti Allah declares National VP, Lamido missing

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The Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN) has raised the alarm over the whereabouts of its National Vice President, Munnir Atiku Lamido. A statement issued yesterday by the National Public Relations Officer of the group, Muhammad Nura Abdullahi, declared the VP missing. According to the statement, Munnir was last seen on June 23 when he departed his residence in Katsina State for Kaduna. The group noted that all efforts to trace the VP have proven abortive, asking those with useful information about the VP to contact the nearest police…

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“Deploy security to Zamfara over ‘heart-breaking’ killings”, Miyetti-Allah urges FG

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The Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN has pleaded with the Federal Government to deploy security agencies to Zamfara State to prevent the killings in some parts of the State. According reports, at least seven people were killed after unknown gunmen went from house to house killing people in the Chafe local government area of the State. National Secretary, MACBAN, Bello Gotomo, in an issued statement, said the attacks were carried out by an outlawed group tagged: “Yan Sa Kai group”. He called on the State Government to ban the activities…

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“Buhari has failed us” – Miyetti Allah alleges

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A coalition of cattle breeders’ associations in Nigeria have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failure to address their challenges, leaving them exposed to victimization with hundreds of their members killed and their cattle rustled. The coalition of pastoralists association is made up of members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Tabital Pulaaku International, Nigeria chapter and Fulbe Global Dev. And Rights Initiatives (FGDRI). Members of the group raised the alarm over the upsurge of violence and what they called ethnic cleansing of pastoral communities in parts of…

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