BAZÁN, José Luis, Fulani militias’ terror: 2017-2020, Working Paper, Brussels, 16 May 2020 _____________________________________________________________________________
WORKING DOCUMENT
FULANI MILITIAS’ TERROR: COMPILATION OF NEWS (2017 - 2020)
José Luis Bazán Ph. D. International Law Independent Researcher and Analyst, Brussels (Belgium) Contact: hispanialex@yahoo.es Website: https://independent.academia.edu/JLBAZAN
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Introductory Remarks Nigerians are suffering widespread and systematic terrorist attacks by, mainly, Boko Haram, the ISIL-aligned Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), Fulani militias and Ansaru1. The Global Terrorist Index 2019 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, indicates that the primary driver of the increase in terrorism in the Sub-Saharan Africa was a rise in terrorist activity in Nigeria attributed, not to Boko Haram, ISWAP or Ansaru, but to Fulani extremists: in 2018, Fulani extremists were responsible for the majority of terror-related deaths in Nigeria (1,158 fatalities), with an increase by 261 and 308 per cent respectively from the prior year. Most of Fulani attacks were armed assaults (200 out of 297 attacks) against civilians (84 per cent of the attacks). 2 Bandits and criminal gangs’ attacks are also part of the unfortunate reality that Nigerians have to face in their lives.3 We have researched on the attacks in Nigeria attributed to presumably Fulani by mass media, NGOs and, in few cases, private sources, and this list is the result of that work. The listed attacks are sorted by date (of the attack, or if not possible to date it precisely, date of the report) from 2017 until 7th May 2020. Some of the news compiled refer to certain statements, reactions, events…which are connected to the Fulani attacks, that may be useful to understand better the complex situation. It is difficult to know the exact number of victims of the attacks since the news usually, in particular when the attacks are massive, mentions a minimum number ("at least..."), or even refers qualitatively to them ("many", "a large number"). This is particularly clear when it comes to the destruction of properties -above all, when the houses of the victims are destroyed-, as well as the number of displaced persons caused by the attacks, which are counted by dozens of thousands.4 Most of the victims are farmers (predominantly, Christians), but Fulani (predominantly, Muslim) have also attacked policemen, soldiers, etc. In some cases, media identify the religious denomination of the victims (for example, when the attacks took place during or after religious ceremonies), in particular Christian media, that have a better knowledge about the affiliation of their own faithful. Two further difficulties to have more information on the attacks are, in one hand, the fact that the attacks often occur in rural areas, where there is no information structure to cover them in detail; and, on the other hand, the passive attitude by public authorities, including police, that do not provide complete, transparent and reliable information on them. In the news, media reports make evident this attitude, and when there are official statements of the attacks, they tend to limit their intensity and the number of victims, in contrast to the allegations by witnesses or even victims of the attacks. The present list includes only the attacks attributed to Fulani, without further double check, which is in process with some experts in the country. This does not mean that the sources are not reliable, as most of them are produced by professional mass media and experts. At the same time, large part of these attacks has been reported by more than one source, among the 45
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The UK Foreign Office affirms that Ansaru has carried out attacks and kidnappings, including that of westerners, across northern Nigeria: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nigeria/terrorism 2 Institute for Economics & Peace. Global Terrorism Index 2019: Measuring the Impact of Terrorism, Sydney, November 2019: http://visionofhumanity.org/reports 3 France 24, 'Armed bandits' kill dozens of villagers in northwest Nigeria, say police, 20/04/2020: https://bit.ly/2WyTK6W 4 UNCHR estimates that in Nigeria there are over 2 million IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons), most of them as a result of terrorism: https://www.unhcr.org/nigeria-emergency.html
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BAZÁN, José Luis, Fulani militias’ terror: 2017-2020, Working Paper, Brussels, 16 May 2020 _____________________________________________________________________________ sources used for this research, that are quoted at the end of the list. Every attack compiled has a link (or more) to these sources. Fulani are approximately 15 million in Nigeria (numbers vary, depending on sources), and therefore, it would be unreasonable the misuse of this list of Fulani attacks to criminalize this ethnic (and religious) community as a whole. Certainly, the antagonism between Fulani herdsmen and farmers is historical, and it has been exacerbated in recent times by a certain number of factors, including climate change. But in the course of the last 3 years, as Sangare has expressed, “this antagonism has taken a dangerous turn of identity and religion between two communities that have become irreconcilable and have been governed by different legal systems since Islamic law was reintroduced in 2000 in twelve northern states. To Christians, the Fulani want to "Islamize" them, if need be, by force.”5 In our view, we can’t remain blind to the reality of regular, systematic, targeted attacks carried out by a minority of Fulani groups that spread terror among (Christian) farmers to achieve their own purposes, using AK47s, too. The attacks of these Fulani armed groups that form militias fit with the commonly accepted notion of terrorism as intentional and illegal use of violence or threat of violence to intimidate a large spectrum of a society, in the pursuit of political, religious, ideological or social objectives,6 and with the description of terrorist acts by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566 (2004) as: “criminal acts, including against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury, or taking of hostages, with the purpose to provoke a state of terror in the general public or in a group of persons or particular persons, intimidate a population or compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act, which constitute offences within the scope of and as defined in the international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, are under no circumstances justifiable by considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other similar nature.”7 In annex I, statistics about the reported attacks specify the number of victims and the type of actions carried out by Fulani (killings, persons wounded, rapes, kidnappings, destruction of homes and churches). In the period researched, 654 attacks took place, with more than 2,539 people killed, 393 wounded, 253 kidnapped, 16 raped, more than 7.582 homes and 24 churches destroyed. Annex II includes the list of reported attacks.
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SANGARE, Boukary, “Fulani people and Jihadism in Sahel and West African countries”, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, February 8, 2019. 6 2017 Global Terrorism Database (GTD) of the University of Maryland, a terrorist attack is defined as “the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation”: https://www.start.umd.edu/researchprojects/global-terrorism-database-gtd 7 Security Council resolution 1566 (2004) on Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts: https://www.un.org/ruleoflaw/blog/document/security-council-resolution-1566-2004-onthreats-to-international-peace-and-security-caused-by-terrorist-acts/
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ANNEX I Statistics about reported attacks by Fulani (2017-7th May 2020)
ATTACKS
KILLED
WOUNDED KIDNAPPED RAPED HOMES CHURCHES
2020
141
335
46+
MAY
2
4
5
APRIL
33
107
MARCH
23
FEBRUARY
137
2
176+
16+
28
2
166+
102
2+
24
16
33+
23
3
JANUARY
67
89
2019
169
524
84
75
3
DECEMBER
7
2
1
1
1
NOVEMBER
4
5
3
1
OCTOBER
11
12
SEPTEMBER
12
32
1
16
AUGUST
14
17
3
15
JULY
16
10
2
9
JUNE
8
14
1
3
MAY
53
165
20
2
APRIL
14
80
14
MARCH
19
105+
37+
FEBRUARY
6
68
2
JANUARY
2
14
10+
82 606
23
75
2
232
2
12
15
247
4
18
10
1
1
40
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2018
245
1.478
230
29
DECEMBER
5
13
5
12
NOVEMBER
2
OCTOBER
3
31+
4
SEPTEMBER
8
44
51
AUGUST
17
24
4+
JULY
10
63
3
JUNE
12
132
40
4+
MAY
19
289
14+
1
3
APRIL
36
296
49+
1
1
MARCH
33
174
24+
1
FEBRUARY
41
118
6
4
JANUARY
59
294+
30+
1
2
12+
2017
99
202
33+
12
4
6.500
DECEMBER
18
65
14+
NOVEMBER
5
4+
1+
OCTOBER
2
7+
SEPTEMBER
6
22
10
1
AUGUST
7
3+
1
3
JULY
1
JUNE
6
2
1
1
MAY
19
26
APRIL
8
42
MARCH
6
14
FEBRUARY
10
4
JANUARY
11
13+
4+
3
654
2.539+
393+
253+
TOTAL
7
300
1
95
1
5
16
1
45+
82 50+
3.000 1+ 1+
1 3
2+
1 1
3.500 1
16
7582+
24
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ANNEX II: FULANI MILITIAS’ TERROR: COMPILATION OF NEWS (2017 - 2020) (654 attacks to the date: 07 May 2020) 2020 (141 attacks to the date)
MAY 2020 1. 05/05 Eight Fulani herdsmen shot and wounded Rev. Bayo Famonure, head of Christian high school Messiah College, and his family (wife and 2 children) while sleeping, in Gana Ropp village, Barkin Ladi County, Plateau state 2. 03/05 Herdsmen ambushed and killed 4 Christians near Miango County’s Kwall village
APRIL 2020 3. 26/04 Fulani herdsmen attacked with machetes a Christian couple that was riding a motorcycle from Kuru to Kwi, near Heipang in Plateau state, leaving the husband with serious injuries 4. 25/04 Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians and kidnapped 13 others in attacks on five villages in the counties of Kajuru and Chikun in Kaduna state displaced more than 1,000 people from their homes 5. 24/04 Unidentified person and a Nigerian army soldier were killed in predominantly Christian Akwunakwo village, near Gwagwada in Chikun County 6. 23/04 Fulani herdsmen killed 2 people, kidnapped another and burned down a church building that included the pastor’s home in attacks on predominantly Christian areas in southern Kaduna 7. 22/04 Armed Fulani herdsmen abducted Emmanuel Iliya Agiya, elder and treasurer of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Atang village, Jema’a County 8. 21/04 Over 100 Armed Fulani Herdsmen Attack Southern Kaduna Villages, Kill 4, Burn 36 Houses 9. 21/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen raid Ondo town, attack residents
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10. 20/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill NSCDC Inspector Joseph Ochogwu, in Benue State 11. 20/04 Eight villagers wounded by Fulani herdsmen in shootings at Mande Gem village, Guman County, Benue state; a woman and her baby were kidnapped 12. 20/04 Fulani cattlemen attacked Chongu Gugor and Tse Gishe villages, Guman County, Benue state, destroying houses and shooting villagers: many injured 13. 20/04 Christian farmer, Titus Nyitar, was shot to death, and his head was cut off while working on his farm, in Tse Vanbe village, Guma County, Benue State; houses burn down and 3 villagers kidnapped; villagers take refuge in the town of Daudu 14. 20/04 Seven Christians killed in three herdsmen attacks over five days in Rafi County, Niger state 15. 20/04 Residents in five villages (Adejubu, Adewole, Olotin, Olondan and Jojo) in Akure North local government have reportedly fled over attack by some suspected herdsmen 16. 20/04 Suspected Fulani Kidnappers Of Anglican Priest In Delta Demand N15m Ransom. Rev. Anthony Oyi was abducted along with his wife, children and the parishioner as they worked on his farm at Issele-Mkpitime village, Aniocha North County 17. 19/04 Armed Fulani attacked and killed 4 in Ntiriku Village of Kaura LGA, Kaduna state: 2 members of the ECWA and 2 Catholics: Hannatu Joseph, 70 & Sunday David, 45, both members of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA); and Sarah Sunday, 40, and Jummai Sajeh, 75, both Catholics. 38 houses razed down, while about 87 families are affected 18. 19/04 Fulani terrorists killed Lami Adamu and her child and injured one in Awake village, Kachia County 19. 18/04 Police In Edo Recover Bodies Of Kidnap Victims, Arrest 3 Fulani Suspects 20. 18/04 A former member, House of Representatives, representing Bassa/ Jos North Federal Constituency, Mr. Lumumba Dah Adeh: in 4 months herdsmen attacks claimed 40 lives, 8t injured, 330 houses torched and 15 farms destroyed in 19 separate attacks on 15 communities in Irigwe chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of the state 21. 16/04 Herdsmen Kill Christian Student Sebastine Stephen in Kaduna State’s Gbagyi Villa, a suburb of the city of Kaduna; 2 Christians, Jack Nweke and his wife, kidnapped
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22. 16/04 Six Children, Pregnant Mother among 9 Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attack 23. 16/04 Fulani herdsmen killed 2 people in Ungwan Maigero, Kachia County 24. 16/04 Scores of farmers and some rural folks have been killed as gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen allegedly invaded villages in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State 25. 15/04 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked the village of Hurra in Bassa Local Government Area (Plateau state), killing at least 9 people and burned over 20 houses in the attack
26. 14/04 Muslim Fulani herdsmen decapitate two Christians in Benue state 27. 14/04 Suspected Armed Fulani Herdsmen Killed 9, 2 injured while 33 houses completely touched by fire in Maiyanga Village of Bassa LGA 28. 14/04 Armed Fulani herdsmen attacked Zakkan village, in Kaduna state’s Jema’a County, killing 1 Christian (Abel Danjuma, 40) and wounding 2 others brothers (45-year-old Henry Tuta, 50-year-old Chairman Tuta) 29. 14/04 Fulani herdsmen blocked the Abuja-Jos route at Zakkan village, Kaduna state’s Jema’a County, and kidnapped 2 young girls traveling from Abuja to Taraba state 30. 12/04 Fulani Herdsmen attacked a church site where a wedding was taking place, killing 12 Christians and abducting the couple and some church members, in Tegina Kabata village, Niger state’s Shiroro County 31. 10/04 Pastor Stephen Akpor of the Celestial Church of Christ’s Breakthrough Cathedral in Ibusa, killed by Fulani herdsmen in southern Nigeria’s Delta state 32. 10/04 Moses Gata, a Christian resident in an area of predominantly ethnic Irigwe encompassing Miango and Kwall districts in Bassa County, denounces that Nigerian soldiers detained and mistreated him for complaining about lack of security in Plateau state 33. 09/04 Herdsmen killed Christian farmer Austine Nwaeke in the agrarian community of Albert Camp, Oshimili South County of Delta state 34. 09/04 Mary Jekeli Edibo, a native of Agbenema-Ife in Omala was said to have been matcheted to death by Fulani herdsmen while on her way back from a neighboring village
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35. 09/04 Pastor Matthew Tagwai of Evangelical Church and three members of his congregation, including a 10-year-old boy, killed by Fulani in Plateau State, Nigeria; photos 36. 08/04 Lawrence Ojeashi, a resident of Asaba, Delta State, tortured, humiliated and dehumanized by Fulani kidnappers 37. 07/04 Fulani marauders killed 4 in Ngbrazongo village of Bassa LG in Plateau 38. 05/04 Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill More than 60 Christians in Five Weeks 39. 04/04 No fewer than three persons were reportedly murdered in the farm by herdsmen in Arimogija community 40. 03/04 Residents flee as suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly kill three in Ondo community; Villagers Allege Seeing Helicopter 'Dropping Weapons' In Forest; victims: Jacob Odushe and his son, Adura; Victor Ejeh 41. 01/04 Fulani herdsmen killed 7 Christians in Bassa County’s Hukke village, Miango District, burned 24 houses in the village. Killed were Izinpa Muntu, 72; Madah Imeh, 80; Jummai Geye, 78; Gado Muntu, 67; Mary Alhassan, 70; Gado Nguni, 90; and Rigwe Muntu, 84 42. 01/04 Herdsmen attacked Ancha village killing 3 Christians 43. 01/04 Nkiedoro village attacked by the herdsmen: Christian villagers escaped unhurt, but 15 houses were burned by the herdsmen
MARCH 2020 1. 31/03 Father and son killed on their farm by allegedly Fulani herdsmen 2. 31/03 Herdemen attacked Rosu village: three Christians lost their lives 3. 30/03 No fewer than 6 defenseless Christians were hacked to death in Komo Community, Guruku ward in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State 4. 30/03 District Head of Jagindi in Jema’a LGA of the State, HRH, Danlami Barde and his brother, Musa Barde were killed while the wife of the latter sustained several gunshot injuries 5. 28/03 Groom, five others kidnapped in Taraba by mostly Fulani herdsmen 6. 27/03 Three Christian females - Hassana Bala, Jamilu Hassana and Halima Bala Nawela- hacked to death in Kuduru, a Gbagyi village in Chikun LGA of the Kaduna State
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7. 25/03 Fulanis attacked Bakira-Maro village killing 12-year-old Beniah Daniel, 43-year-old father of three Ishaku Apiletuwe and Rita Atiteh, 33; severely wounded 8. 24/03 Male resident of Okpanam community of Delta State has been kidnapped by some suspected Fulani herdsmen 9. 24/03 No fewer than 5 persons allegedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Kwal district of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, in two separate attacks: first killed 3 children from the same family (Rachel, 6, Jacob, 3; and one-year old Charity) in Gbra Zongo village; in the second, 2 women killed in Kperie community 10. 22/03 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Benue community, kill man, abduct 3 women; photos 11. 22/03 Herdsmen opened fire on ethnic Adara hunters and killed Michael Yahaya in Mararanban Afogo village 12. 20/03 Six villagers missing two weeks after suspected herders attack Benue 13. 21/03 How Ughelli Buried 10 Exhumed Corpses Killed By Fulani Herdsmen 14. 14/03 Herdsmen Kill Three, Government Insists Gololo Had Foreknowledge Of Attacks 15. 14/03 Herdsmen allegedly kill 7 in Guma, Benue community 16. 13/03 Fulani herdsmen attack Mr Sola Oguntade, Oodua People’s Congress member in Akure, Ondo State capital 17. 11/03 58-year-old security man, Kasali Ajeigbe, has been slaughtered by some suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ondo city 18. 10/03 Delta Assembly Tasks Gov. Okowa On Areas Under Fulani Herdsmen’s Siege 19. 10/03 Popular gospel act, Lanre Teriba aka Atorise that campaigned against the kidnapping and wanton killings especially by suspected Fulani herdsmen, allegedly attacked by herdsmen 20. 08/03 Uwheru Killings: We Are Fighting Against Higher Powers Not Herdsmen – Commissioner for Higher Education, Delta State, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare has stated 21. 07/03 Invasion of Ekiti by Fulani herdsmen cause for concern —Aloba, Ekiti APC chief: “They killed people on their farms and raped our women“
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22. 05/03 No fewer than 4 Christians were hacked to death and 3 women raped including wife of a traditional ruler (Tyoo Chado) in Mbanyiar Community, Guma LGA of Benue State 23. 04/03 Law enforcement agencies silent over reports that herdsmen move around with AK-47 rifles in a community in Anambra state, accusation by Igbo socio-cultural organisation 24. 03/03 Anarchy Looms In Anambra Over AK-47 Wielding Herdsmen, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Alerts Inspector General of Police 25. 03/03 Fulani used both guns and machetes, killing six persons in Abaji, a small community of farmers 26. 02/03 At least 4 persons killed after Suspected Fulani herdsmen launched fresh attack on Waya community in Jato-Aka of Kwande Local Government Area in Benue State 27. 02/03 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked some communities in Igabi and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State killing over 50 persons and injured many others 28. 02/03 Catholics protest increasing anti-Christian violence in Nigeria: "We are protesting against the brutal killings of innocent Nigerians by Boko Haram and terrorist herdsmen who are invading people's farmlands forcefully”, says President of Nigerian Catholic Conference of Bishops 29. 02/03 Five missionaries kidnapped in Kamuku Field, Niger, when armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen raided a school in Maruba, Shiroro County, run by Calvary Ministries (CAPRO)
FEBRUARY 2020 1. 29/02 Fulani militants attacked a Christian village named Bange, a border community between Taraba and Adamawa states: the village head, Alfa Yayu (73 years old) was fatally shot; Gayus Abari, 72 years old, suffered severe machete cuts to his head, shoulder, back, and legs. Fulani burnt down 10 homes and set fire to several bundles of woven straw fences, and stole two motorbikes 2. 27/02 Armed Fulani herdsmen have stormed some communities in Ado Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State with over 4,000 cattle, compelling some peasant farmers in the area to flee their homes
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3. 26/02 Herdsmen killed one man, shot his daughter and abducted the wife, after hours of sporadic shootings at Isele-Azagba Community in Aniocha North Council Area of Delta State 4. 24/02 We’ve lost over 86 people to Fulani herdsmen since 2012 – Delta community 5. 24/02 Female Fulani with AK-47 rifle arrested at the Ungwan Salaha, Mararaban Jos community, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State 6. 22/02 Delta Monarch Raises The Alarm Over Invasion Of Herdsmen 7. 21/02 Anxiety as police arrest 10 armed Fulani herdsmen in Ekiti 8. 19/02 Farmers, identified as Owoh and Samuel Imonkhai, were killed on their farms by suspected herdsmen in the Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State 9. 16/02 Herdsmen allegedly dressed in army uniforms alleged killed 11 indigenes in Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities under Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area 10. 16/02 Herdsmen receive military training in Ekiti, according to a report prepared by a committee raised by Ekiti Council of Elders 11. 16/02 Fulani herdsmen entered cashew farm and burnt well over 210 cashew trees 12. 16/02 Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen kill two soldiers and injuring one at X-Land of Barkin Ladi Local Government area of Plateau 13. 15/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly invaded and killed eight persons in the Urhobo Kingdom; residents abandoned their homes for fear of being killed as the Fulani herdsmen took over their lands 14. 14/02 Fulani Herdsmen Attack Farms In Plateau State, Many Feared Dead 15. 12/02 Kidnap of 13-year old girl and a middle-aged man: herdsmen suspected to be behind the kidnap 16. 10/02 Residents Flee Issele-Azagba area, Aniocha North Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State Over Herdsmen’s Incessant Attacks, Kidnapping 17. 09/02 Residents of Abavo, a largely agrarian community in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, have raised alarm over attacks by gunwielding men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen
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18. 06/02 ‘Fulani herdsmen’ kill three policemen in Delta 19. 05/02 Two men killed in Issele-Azagba, Community in Aniocha North Council Area of Delta State, by herdsmen: one of the deceased victims, Sebastine Kadiri, was abducted that night along with a female student, who was freed four days later 20. 04/02 Herdsmen kidnapped Miss Deborah Williams, the 13-year-old student of Grace Favour Montessori School, and demanded for N10 million ransom 21. 04/02 A 22-year-old graduate of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Motunrayo Rafiu, abducted by suspected Fulani kidnappers in the Kabba area of Kogi State 22. 04/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 3 policemen along the Ugbolu -Illah Road, in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State 23. 03/02 Suspected Hausa Fulani Suicide Bomber Attempting To Plant A Bomb In Living Faith Church aka Winners chapel, Kaduna 24. 02/02 Fulani herdsmen attack Ebira farmers in Ondo: no fewer than 20 Ebira farmers receiving medical treatment
JANUARY 2020 1. 30/01 Suspected herdsmen with AK 47 riffles, ambushed policemen after Edo resident was killed by Fulani 2. 28/01 One killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Kwara 3. 28/01 Governor Lalong Orders Arrest Of Fulani and Community Leaders In Bokkos local government council of his state following continuous hostilities in the affected community where 15 persons were killed 4. 28/01 A pregnant woman and 16 others have been killed in an overnight attack on Ruboi community under Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State by Fulani herdsmen 5. 26/01 Kwatas community of Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State was attacked by suspected armed Fulani: 14 people lost their lives 6. 26/01 Fulani herder reportedly invaded a beans farm belonging to a Tiv farmer, Mr Dooior James, in Pangari village of the Bali Local Government area of Taraba Stateand while the farmer sought for compensation, the herder killed him. Another farmer killed by hersmen 7. 22/01 4 Fulani herdsmen arrested for raping 4 sisters
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8. 21/01 A 26-year-old member of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) kidnapped by herdsmen in Kwata village. 9. 20/01 A Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed a member of Rim community in Riyom LGA of Plateau state 10. 20/01 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia invaded Abebe community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State killing a cleric, Augustine Avertse, church leader of Saint Augustine’s Catholic Church, Abebe, alongside his father, Pa Avertse Akaa’am 11. 20/01 Not less than 50 cases of Fulani herdsmen deliberate activities to destroy farmlands and product contained therein have been reported to the police without proper action, said the national president of the Igalamela Cultural and Development Association (ICDA) 12. 20/01 Five Travellers Kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen along OnichaUgbo/Idumuje-Ugboko/Abuja road in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state, Regain Freedom In Delta After Paying Ransom 13. 18/01 Suspected Fulani bandits kill village head, kidnap 17 others in Niger 14. 18/01 Fulani killed a farmer in Igalamela / Odolu Local Government Area of kogi state, after the deceased had gone to report the alleged destruction of his farmland by the fulanis to the police 15. 17/01 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state 16. 15/01 More than 200 Muslim Fulani herdsmen have attacked predominantly Christian villages in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria since Jan. 6, killing at least 35 people and kidnapping 58 others 17. 08/01 Fulani Hersdmen kill about 13 people with some others seriously injured in Kulben community of Kombun District in Mangu Local Government Area 18. 10/01 Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Cyprian Ugwuanyi, Parish Priest of St. Paul Catholic Church, Ogbosu, Umulokpa in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was kidnapped by 3 Fulani herdsmen 19. 04/01 Fulani gunmen invade Kogi town, kill 23 20. 01/01 A member of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) killed by herdsmen
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2019 (169 attacks counted to the date) DECEMBER 2019 1. 29/12 Tension As 200 Herdsmen, Cattle Storm at Ajowa- Akoko in Akoko North-west local government area of Ondo State; herdsmen were found in possession of weapons 2. 29/12 Curtailing Herders’ Threat To Ekiti State Farmers: herders occupied and destroyed crops planted on the abandoned 2500 acres of land at Orin Farm settlemen and destroyed crops worth over N50 million in farms belonging to 70 farmers 3. 28/12 Fulani herdsman identified as Laulo Isa raped to death a-54-old woman, Mary Okereke in Ugwulangwu 4. 22/12 COCIN member, Ayuba Lanjo, was wounded in an attack by herdsmen in Tanjol near Jol in Riyom County 5. 19/12 Augustine Eziashi, a native of Ubulu-Uku, in Aniocha South local government area of Delta state was kidnapped by Fulani men 6. 16/12 Herdsmen killed a Christian woman, Mary Machief, and her baby daughter in Plateau state’s Bokkos County 7. 02/12 Armed Herders Destroy 100 Hectares Of Rice Farm at Asolo in the Uso area of Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State 8. 02/12 Fulani’s involvement in kidnapping compounded security situation, Commander of Intelligence Response Team said
NOVEMBER 2019 1. 20/11 In 2018, Fulani extremists were responsible for the majority of terrorrelated deaths in Nigeria at 1,158 fatalities, according to Global Terrorism Index 2019 2. 17/11 Kidnapped Girl, 8, Escapes From Suspected Fulani Herdsmen 3. 14/11 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed four Christians in north-central Nigeria, attacking them with machetes as they slept in their beds 4. 14/11 A group of herdsmen attacked predominantly Christian Agom village in southern Kaduna state: an 87-year-old Christian killed by machete and another by gunshot 15
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5. 11/11 Herdsmen have created fear among farmers causing food scarcity in Imo State 6. 08/11 Fulani herdsmen were reported disrupting local farms and civil centers around the government areas of Kirikasamma and Guru: a local farmer and police officer shot 7. 02/11 Govt officials are buying, keeping cattle with Fulani 8. 01/11 The Livestock Farmers Association Laments Incessant Attacks By Herdsmen in Shotubo community, in Sagamu local Government of Ogun State
OCTOBER 2019 1. 27/10 Girl, 6, dies after allegedly being shot by suspected Fulani Herdsmen in Enugu State (Graphic photos) 2. 23/10 Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers has condemned armed invasion and aborted kidnap of teachers at the Azagba Mixed Secondary School, IsseleAzagba in Aniocha North local Government Area by gunmen suspected of being herdsmen 3. 22/10 Governor Ortom of Benue State advised the Federal Government to close Nigeria’s borders against the influx of foreign herdsmen that come into the country to cause mayhem 4. 16/10 8 Masked gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed the School premises and abducted the Principal, and four other teachers of the Aniocha North Local Government Area in Azagba Mixed Secondary School, IsseleAzagba 5. 11/10 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill Teenage Worker Joseph Otoile In Delta Community 6. 12/10 30 year old Wakili Ayuba -husband to Margaret Wakili, a 27 year old pregnant woman killed by herdsmen- was ambushed and killed by people suspected to be herdsmen 7. 07/10 Fulani militias are said to have invaded a Tomatoes farm of Vatt Community, Barkin Ladi 8. 07/10 Attack on Vatt village in Barkin Ladi County by suspected armed Fulani militias killed 2 Christian women, Tabitha Joro Dung and Yop Gwom Pam, and a Christian man, Peter Zong,
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9. 07/10 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed Ezra Haruna, a member of Godiya Baptist Church in Ungwan Barau village, in an attack on the village near Udawa in Chikun County, Kaduna state; 4 other church members, including Jummai Ido, the church pastor’s wife, were kidnapped. Armed herdsmen stormed the community and shot indiscriminately into houses, forcing residents to flee into bushes surrounding the village 10. 05/10 Fulani herdsmen killed a young Christian man Bartholomew David, 23, from the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Akilbu, after stopping him on a highway in Kaduna state 11. 04/10 Catholic priest Father Arinze Madu of Enugu Diocese and Vice Rector of the Queen of Apostle Spiritual Year Senior Seminary, Imezi Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen 12. 03/10 Muslim Fulani herdsmen kidnapped six Christian female students and two teachers from Engravers’ College, a Christian-run high school in Kakau village 13. 03/10 Herdsmen killed 4 members of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Vatt
SEPTEMBER 2019 1. 30/09 Since February 2017, 48 recorded cases of abduction in with a total ransom of over N277million paid out, with some of the victims murdered even after the demanded ransom had been paid, Spokesman of the Igbo Union in Benue State said 2. 28/09 In Jol village in neighboring Riyom County, herdsmen ambushed and killed 3 Christians, members of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), returning to their community who had been displaced by violence a year ago 3. 23/09 Three members of the Baptist Church were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Hukke Village, Miango, Bassa LGA of the State. Those killed were two women, Ladi Wuh, 45, and 36-year-old Laraba Audu, and community leader Musa Yevuh, 40 4. 23/09 Suspected herdsmen abduct 14 passengers at Ajeoku junction, along Otan-ile-Okemesi road in Obokun Local Government of Osun State 5. 22/09 Fulani Herdsmen Invade A’Ibom Community and Stab Security Guard 6. 15/09 Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has raised an alarm that there are some Fulani assassins outside his home at Isiama-Afaraukwu
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7. 14/09 Fulani herdsmen kidnapped and killed a pastor’s wife in north-central Nigeria’s Kaduna state three days after suspected herdsmen killed a Baptist pastor in another part of the state 8. 11/09 Rev. Alhamdu Mangadus, pastor of Nasara Baptist Church in Asso, was killed while working on his farm 9. 07/09 Plateau: We have lost 43 villages to Fulani herdsmen in 17 years – Reps member 10. 07/09 Gunmen Kill 12 In Plateau Attacks, 10 In Ebonyi Community 11. 05/09 Fulani Militia attacked farmers at Abonong in Barkin-Ladi of Plateau State 12. 05/09 Prof. Gideon Okedayo kidnapped at Akoko Junction on the Igara-Auch highway in Edo State 13. 04/09 Fulani Militia shot dead 2 natives of Vatt community, Foron District of Barkin Ladi LGA, Plateau State 14. 04/09 Baptist Pastor Rev. Elisha Noma kidnapped by Fulani freed after 17 days of torture and paying ransom (3 million naira, US$8,181)
AUGUST 2019 1. 29/08 Fulani Militias shot 7 seven natives of Attakar of Kaura LGA, Kaduna state 2. 29/08 Fulani herdsmen killed 5 Christians and destroyed many homes in an attack on predominantly Christian Kiri, in Kaduna’s Kaura County 3. 26/08 Senator Nnamani: Fulani herdsmen activities in Igbo land barbaric 4. 22/08 Suspected herdsmen kill pregnant woman in Enugu 5. 15/08 Catholic priest Rev. Chimezie Ani narrowly escaped death in an attack by armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen shooting at his vehicle 6. 14/08 Muslim Fulani herdsmen abducted a Baptist pastor Elisha Noma of Nagarta Baptist Church in Makiri and his son 7. 09/08 Over 500 Christians kidnapped in Kaduna State in the last two years: over N300 million as ransom paid to kidnappers, armed bandits and Fulani herdsmen 8. 05/08 Enugu monarch, wife kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen
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9. 05/08 Catholic parishioner Kenneth Igwe found dead after being taken by Fulani in an ambush 10. 05/08 Herdsmen attacked a Roman Catholic parish in Kasuwan Magani, a town south of the city of Kaduna: Rev. Fr. Joseph Kato Kwasau, narrowly escaped death; his house security guard, Samuel Jerome, 38, was killed by the band of 15 terrorists 11. 04/08 Fulani herdsmen killed pastor Jeremiah Omolewa of Living Faith Church in the Romi New Extension area of the city of Kaduna and kidnapped his wife 12. 04/08 Fulani herdsmen abducted the traditional ruler of Agbogugu, Awgu LGA, Enugu State, Igwe Sunday Orji and his wife 13. 02/08 5 pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God kidnapped near Ijebu-Ode allegedly by Fulani herdsmen 14. 01/08 Father Paul Offu, the parish Catholic priest of St. James the Greater Parish, Ugbawka, reportedly was shot and killed by suspected armed herdsmen 15. 01/08 Fulani herdsmen ambushed and shot 3 Christians, who were wounded. Timothy Joseph, 23, Nuhu Ishaya, 22, and Achi Danjuma, 21, were returning to Ancha village from Hukke when they were attacked 16. 01/08 Redeemed Christian Church of God’s deaconess, Chidinma Ibeleji, and 4 other persons (Chidioze Eluwa, Chiemela Iroha, Okoro Ohowukwe, Ndubuizi Owuabueze) abducted by Fulani herdsmen around the J3 forest on Ogbere Road, in Ijebu-East Local Government Area
JULY 2019 1. 29/07 Anxiety, anger in Ondo, as Fulani vigilantes invade major roads: Farmers, travellers can no longer move in peace, residents groan 2. 27/07 Inhabitants of Pandagi, a village in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have run away following alleged threats by Fulani herdsmen to invade and attack the community 3. 27/07 Fulani already prosecuting their war against Nigerians —Prof Banji Akintoye 4. 26/07 Southern Middle Belt Forum accuses Fulani Herdsmen of committing Genocide against Nigerians 5. 23/07 Nnamdi Kanu: Fulani Jihadist are seriously working to take over Yoruba land
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6. 23/07 Suspected Fulani herdsmen abduct 3 Bayelsa-bound women travelers in Edo, demand N30m 7. 21/07 3 friends and 2 children were attacked and kidnapped by a gang of gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen along Okada Road in Edo State: N30 million ransom 8. demanded 9. 21/07 Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, wrote an open letter to President Buhari denouncing the incessant and increasing menace of Fulani herdsmen 10. 19/07 Nigerian big men sponsoring Fulani herdsmen attacks, Gani Adams declares 11. 17/07 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill naval Warrant Officer, as police recue 7 kidnap victims in Edo 12. 17/07 Catholic priest Fr. Ikechukwu Ilo, in charge of St. Patrick Church at Numeh, attacked by Fulani herdsmen armed with AK47 along Numeh- Nenwe road in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu Stat; other victim, Mrs Chika Egbo, shot in her leg and waist 13. 16/07 Catholic priest of Nsukka Diocese, Rev. Fr. Celestine Eze: we were kidnapped by Fulani militias 14. 15/07 Herdsmen attacked the Christian communities of Ancha, Tafigana, Kperie, Hukke and Rikwechongu, killing 3 Christians (a 27-year-old pregnant woman Margaret Wakili, Thomas Wollo, 46, and his son, Ngwe Thomas Wollo, 7), and burning down 75 houses and 2 church buildings 15. 14/07 46-year-old Thomas Wollo was killed and beheaded together with his 7year-old son Nggwe Thomas by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Tafigana village of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The suspected Fulani herdsmen also killed a 27 year old pregnant woman identified a Margaret Wakili and an aged woman in Ancha village 16. 14/07 Rafiu Showemimo, a farmer has been stabbed and killed by suspected herdsmen at Adao community in Alabata area of Odeda Loca 17. 12/07 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill daughter of Fasoranti, Afenifere’s leader 18. 08/07 Anglican Bishop: Ruga an attempt to Islamise, Fulanise Nigeria 19. 08/07 Fulani herdsmen suspected to be kidnappers have been arrested in Irese in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State
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20. 07/07 Herdsmen ambushed and killed a Christian identified as Ezekiel Audu, 25, member of ECWA [Evangelical Church Winning All], in Kperie village of Kwall District, Bassa County 21. 06/07 Fulani herdsmen have taken over our farmlands; they kill, rape our people – Delta communities’ residents 22. 06/07 Our kidnappers were typical Fulani men and were on drugs, they were herdsmen, they told us themselves —Bauchi victim 23. 04/07 Fulani Group Threaten To Start Terrorizing Nigeria In 30 Days Over Suspension Of RUGA Settlement Plan 24. 03/07 Three Locals of Jol community of Plateau state attacked by Fulani Herdsmen 25. 02/07 Herdsmen Are Now Threatening Staff And Students Of the University of Ilorin
JUNE 2019 1. 30/06 Protest in Ekiti as Fulani herdsmen kill hunter and rice farmer Emmanuel Ilori, 68 at Orin Farm Settlement, Orin-Ekiti in Ekiti State 2. 26/06 A policy by President Buhari to use public funds to set up Ruga farming settlements for herdsmen in 12 states has been rejected across the country 3. 25/06 Fulani Herdsmen Accused Of Raping & Killing A Lady In Edo 4. 24/06 Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) tasks MACBAN to expose criminal Fulani herdsmen 5. 19/06 Police Reveal How Herdsmen Use Cattle To Move Firearms 6. 17/06 Over 200 armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen invaded predominantly Christian Ungwan Rimi Kamuru village, Kauru County. Kaduna state, killing a 9year-old, Ashimile Danladi, and a 17-year-old, Samson David 7. 17/06 Fulani herdsmen attacked Kikoba, a Christian village in Kauru LGA of Kaduna state: 93 houses belonging to Christians burned, and farm crops destroyed 8. 17/06 Muslim Fulani herdsmen attack on Kangbro village, Plateau state: killed 25-year-old Gado Peter, Stephen Ziah, 60, and Adam Sabo, 65; a fourth Christian, Samson Audu Rivi, was receiving treatment for gunshots wounds; 2 church buildings -one Catholic, another of ECWA- were burned alongside 185
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houses; the entire Christian villagers who survived the attacks are now displaced” 9. 17/06 Muslim Fulani herdsmen shot 6 Christians to death in the attack on Nakai Danwal village, Plateau state; at least 54 houses were set on fire 10. 17/06 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Edo 11. 17/06 Herdsmen entered villages outside of the Taraba state capital, Jalingo, shooting firearms that reportedly also killed 11 people in predominantly Christian villages, burning houses 12. 14/06 Nigerians describe horrors of Fulani atrocities: 'There is a genocide going on' 13. 12/06 Suspected Fulani bandits rob commuters on Ife-Ibadan expressway, kill Osun civil servant 14. 10/06 Fulani herdsmen kidnap mom, son in Ondo 15. 08/06 Jihadists have recruited heavily from Fulani pastoralists across West Africa —Report 16. 05/06 Former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, warned that the alleged plan of the Federal Government to Fulanise Nigeria would lead to crisis that could consume the country
MAY 2019 1. 31/05 Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Kamai in a homily at Church of Assumption in Kona village: 51 Kona indigenes were killed across 11 villages during an alleged attack on Kona people by Fulani herdsmen last month, 8,494 people were displaced 2. 30/05 Fulanisation and Islamisation: Another salvo from former President Olusegun Obasanjo 3. 29/05 Buhari Preparing Ground For Fulani Take Over Of Nigeria, Says Catholic Bishop of Awka, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor 4. 27/05 Fulanisation: Yoruba leaders back Obasanjo…Urge Buhari to stop pampering Fulani 5. 27/05 Gunmen believed to be Fulani militants reportedly killed 6 members of of the Lo-Gwong Du family: 2 children, their parents and grandparents
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6. 27/05 Herdsmen remove pregnant lady’s womb after putting a stick in her private part 7. 27/05 Northern Nigeria pastors’ fellowship known as the Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association (ACIPA), the Rev. Luke Shehu denounces the arrest of over 30 Christian women fruit and food vendors by soldiers around Tina junction in Jos after the attack of Fulani killing 30 Christians and destroying 20 houses; and that executive order by President Buhari revoking all firearms licenses beginning June 1 is a ploy to keep Christians and minority tribes unarmed in the face of the heavily armed Fulani militias and terrorists 8. 26/05 The continuous Fulanisation and Northernisation of Nigeria 9. 26/05 Gunmen suspected to be local Fulani Muslims killed 7 Christians as they made their way home from church services in Jos, Plateau state; 12 additional Christians wounded in the attacks; more than 12 houses burned 10. 26/05 Shock As Fulani Herdsmen Storm Akoko Palace In Osun, Threaten To Kill The King 11. 25/05 Armed Fulani herders invaded and abducted a lady at Plateau State Polytechnic 12. 23/05 Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum cautioned the Federal Government not to proceed with its plan to set up a radio station for Fulani herdsmen, saying the move would become a weapon for spreading hateful propaganda against other nationalities 13. 21/05 Abia Monarch Raises The Alarm Over Activities Of Fulani Herdsmen 14. 21/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed a 35-year-old farmer, Mr. Ariyo Aina, on his way to the farm at Ogga community, in Yagba West Council of Kogi State. 15. 20/05 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen allegedly killed a farmer, Chief Albert Chikwe, the Ade of Abugba at his farm in Udo village, while another young man escaped with a bullet wound in Ubulu-uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State 16. 20/05 20 Killed As Fulani Herdsmen Invade Ukpabi Nimbo Agrarian Community, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State 17. 20/05 Unidentified Muslims killed Moses Victor, a member of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), in the Rikkos area of Jos, Plateau state 18. 18/05 Farmer Ariyo Aina Kano from One Ogga Compound, Ogga, Yagba West LGA, Kogi State was killed by Fulani Herdsmen
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19. 15/05 Fulani herdsmen with machetes are said to have attacked Owa-Alero in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, hacking a woman working on her farm 20. 11/05 Fulani Herdsmen attack farmers and shot dead a 49 year old farmer at Foron district, Barkin-Ladi 21. 08/05 Professor Olayinka Adegbehingbe: I Was Abducted By Fulani Herdsmen, Paid N5m Ransom 22. 06/05 Beginning of a one-month attack of Fulani herdsman against Jukun Kona Farmer at Yawai Abbare in Jalingo Local Government of Taraba State: 18 villages were attacked and burned down, 65 persons were killed and 9000 displaced, 15 Churches, two primary schools and a health care centre were also destroyed 23. 06/05 Another invasion of Plateau State Polytechic by kidnapping Fulani Herders 24. 05/05 Another attack at Kpang village of Heipang, Plateau State: 2 locals killed 25. 05/05 Fulani herdsmen invade Imo community, kill 1, injure another 26. 03/05 Fulani herdsman shot 7-year-old Christian boy in Gwanje village, Nasarawa state, after a Baptist church member, uncle of the boy, tried to fight off an armed Muslim Fulani herdsman 27. 03/05 Moses Ayuba, a 29-year-old member of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Gwanje was shot in his hand and waist by herdsmen who were invading the village 28. 03/05 Herdsmen attacked Hukke and Rikwechongu villages, killing a Christian identified as 63-year-old Di Zere. His corpse was burnt, and his 10-year-old daughter sustained gunshot wounds 29. 02/05 No fewer than six persons have been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in some villages (Tambo, Murposa, Bankam and Wuro Hausa) in Girei Local Government 30. 02/05 Suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen ambushed and killed a 26-year-old Catholic David Musa around the stream west of Dong village near Jos 31. 01/05 Herdsmen killed Audu Rivo as he made his way to his farm; another unidentified resident going home to Jebbu Miango was shot and was receiving treatment at Enos Hospital, Miango
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APRIL 2019 1. 29/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen demolished structures that are being erected by Internationally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Ruku community of Gashish District, Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State 2. 28/04 Herdsmen ambushed Christians Emmanuel Ishaya and Jummai Ijah, who along with a 7-month-old baby identified only as Tabitha were wounded but survived, in Rotsu village 3. 27/04 Fulani herdsmen killed Sunday Di and a Christian identified only as Baram as they made their way home in Dong village 4. 20/04 Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 In Adamawa, 11 Feared Dead In Benue 5. 18/04 Suspected Fulani militants raze community, kill 4 (two aged couple and their two granddaughters), injure 3 on Bolon town in Demsa local government of Adamawa State 6. 15/04 Two Killed, Three Injured As Fulani Herdsmen Raid Community In Ekiti State 7. 14/04 No fewer than 17 persons who had gathered after a baby service dedication at Ruhaniya Baptist Church were gruesomely massacred and 8 wounded when suspected Fulani herders opened fire on them in KochumNuma village in Akwanga council area, Nasarawa state; victims killed: Ali Nkene, 80; Gode Kako, 13; Afiniki Kako, 10; Matthew Emmanuel, 28; Tafiya Baya, 17; Sarakuna Haruna, 21; Amos Julius, 60; Mary Amos, 40; Sunday Adebayo John, 21; Talatu Mada, 40; Saratu Kabiru John, 21; Justina Barrau, 60; Simon Anfani, 37; Kadon Sule, 20; Ayuba Bulus, 11; Haruna Bawa, 22; and the musician, Samame Andaha, 28; victims wounded: John Kabiru Ali, 32; Maikasuwa Engila, 30; Biyaya Engila, 60; Ayuba Maikano, 80; Juliana Clement, 47; Gode Tijani, 30; Nicholas Danzaria, 26; and Alkali Raba, 43 8. 14/04 Herdsmen killed 2 people, Janah Dare and Dadi Ibrahim, in an ambush in Hura village 9. 11/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen in connivance with the Jukun militia attacked the Vaase and Jootar communities all in Ukum local government area of Benue state leaving at 25 people mostly farmers dead 10. 10/04 Fulani Herdsmen Kill Four In Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State; photos 11. 10/04 A Christian identified only as Emma from Ri-Do village was killed by Fulani herdsmen
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12. 09/04 Salah Akpa, a Christian and head of Kigam village, was killed on his farm by Fulani herdsmen 13. 03/04 Zamfara State Govt Says Some Fulani Responsible For Terror Attacks in the State
MARCH 2019 1. 27/03 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen allegedly ambushed and killed 3 farmers in Bagana community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, victims: Samson Ajene, Adah Audu and Monday Ocho 2. 25/03 Rev. Emmanuel Haruna of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) kidnapped at gunpoint outside his home on church premises in Gidan Ausa, Nasarawa state by suspected Fulani herdsmen 3. 25/03 In Kaduna state, gunmen suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly abducted the Rev. John Bako Shekwolo, priest of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ankwa Kachia County 4. 23/03 Suspected herdsmen have sacked Merte and Nendem villages in Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa state, burning 27 houses 5. 23/03 Suspected Fulani herders rape a 19-year-old Christian lady, Joy Danlam, to death in Andaha village area of Akwanga Local Government Area of the Nasarawa state; 16-year-old Patience Danlami, and 14-year-old son, Aboy Danlami, escaped with gunshot and machete wounds 6. 23/03 Fulani herdsmen attack Mante village, burning down 17 houses, and Nidan village, Nasarawa state, burning another 11 homes. They also burned two Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) buildings and two belonging to the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC) in the two villages; hundreds of Christians displaced in the attacks have taken refuge in Akwanga town 7. 20/03 Catholic priest, Reverend Father Clement Ugwu, kidnapped from his Parish, St Mark Catholic Church, Obinofia Ndiuno in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been found dead 8. 18/03 Nasarawa GovernorTanko Al-Makura calls on the Nigerian army to stem the rising tide of kidnappings in his state denouncing that “it is a highly sophisticated syndicate that is carried out by so many specialists: kidnappers are well-funded, as they have highly sophisticated weapons and operate from deep in remote, secret camps 9. 16/03 Ten killed, 30 houses burnt in fresh attack by armed suspected Fulani herdsmen, in Nandu -Gbok village, Sanga local government area of Kaduna state
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10. 15/03 A cleric, Innocent Agiade, was held hostage alongside eight others, including two women; one of them, Pastor Meliorate Eboh, suffered a cardiac arrest and later died 11. 14/03 At least 7 people escaped in injuries when suspected herdsmen carried out an attack in Rafiki and Dutse Kura communities of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State 12. 12/03 Shocking Photos As Fulani Herdsmen Strikes In Kaduna, Kill Many 13. 11/03 52 people, including women and children, killed and around 100 homes destroyed in attacks on Inkirimi and Dogonnoma villages in Maro, Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) by Fulani militia 14. 11/03 Dozens of people were injured and 43 houses were burnt in an attack on Ungwan Gora village by Fulani militia 15. 11/03 Fulani Herdsmen Attack Agagbe In Benue, Inflict Injuries 16. 10/03 Ungwan Barde village in Kajuru suffered an attack by Fulani in which 17 people died, and dozens of homes were burnt 17. 06/02 Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen carried out attacks at Taavaan, in Mbadwem, Guma LGA of Benue State, killing many and leaving good number of persons injured 18. 02/03 Suspected herdsmen killed 16 people and inflicted life-threatening injuries on several others in an attack on Agagbe community in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State 19. 02/03 Suspected Fulani armed men have attacked Sabon Sara Village in Kidandan community of Giwa Local Govt Area of Kaduna State killing 6 persons and leaving 8 wounded
FEBRUARY 2019 1. 28/02 9 day old baby survived after alleged Fulani herdsmen killed her mother in Benue and left her father fighting for life 2. 26/02 At Least 40 Christians Killed in Two Attacks in Kaduna State; around 40 homes were destroyed in attacks on the Karamai community in Maro, Kajuru 3. 25/02 Group raises the alarm over plot by some Fulani to smuggle weapons into S’West
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4. 20/02 Hundreds of Christian women from Jagindi, in Jema’a County in Kaduna State, took to the streets of Jagindi and Godogodo towns to protest the killing of 12 Christians at a wedding reception in the Jagindi suburb of Ungwan Pa Gwandara on Dec. 16 5. 20/02 Fulani herdsmen killed 16 persons in Ebete in Usha ward in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State 6. 18/02 Agrarian community of Umumbo in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State has cried out to Governor Willie Obiano to rescue them from attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the area 7. 18/02 Boy Brutally Macheted By Herdsmen While Harvesting Cashew Nuts 8. 16/02 Judgment of the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) found the Nigerian Government “in violation of their obligation to protect the human rights of the Agatu Community and prevent its violation”, orders him “to investigate the mass killings and destruction of properties in the alleged Agatu communities of Benue State, identify and prosecute the perpetrators and redress the victims”, and “to provide adequate security, deploymore security personnel to the area to protect the community to prevent further occurrences of that mayhem” 9. 10/02 Ten people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in an attack on Ungwan Barde
JANUARY 2019 1. 27/01 “Fulani herdsmen sack whole communities, burn their houses, rape their women, slaughter human beings in the most barbaric and sadistic manner, and take over their land as an army of occupation“: Rev. Dr. Francis Ujunwa Simeon, General Overseer, Bible Wisdom Ministries International, Okunola 2. 02/01 Fulani herdsmen killed at least 14 people coming back from Churches, injured scores of others and burnt several houses in fresh attacks in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State; photos 3. 01/01 Herdsmen set ablaze a rice farm belonging to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State at Gbajimba in Guma Local Government Area
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2018 (245 attacks counted to the date) DECEMBER 2018 1. 24/12 Fulani herdsmen murdered Mr Iorwuese Myaga, a father of seven children, and member of the Universal Reformed Christian Church, on his farm where he went to harvest corn, in Tse Ikyem, Ukemberagya Gaamne-Tiev, in Logo LGA Benue State 2. 17/12 10 hectare of cassava due for harvest allegedly set ablaze by suspected Fulani herdsmen 3. 16/12 12 Christians killed and 5 injured at a wedding reception by armed Fulani herdsmen in the Jagindi suburb of Ungwan Pa Gwandara 4. 15/12 8 travellers including two civil servants in the workforce of the Ondo State Government, have reportedly been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen 5. 06/12 Fulani herdsmen killed nearly 1,700 people in 2018, says Global Terrorism Index report, six times more people than those killed by Boko Haram in 2018 6. 04/12 Four workers of Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen
NOVEMBER 2018 1. 07/11 Armed Fulani herdsmen kidnapped 5 Catholic priests at Abraka, in Ethiope East County. The priests were later released 2. 04/11 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Attack Nasarawa Monarch
OCTOBER 2018 1. 13/10 Confession Of A Fulani Killer Herdsman: How We Kill, Burn Houses 2. 03/10 Suspected herdsmen shouting “Allah Akbar” killed 18 persons and injured four others during an attack on Ariri community in Bassa Local Government Area 3. 02/10 13 people killed following an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau state
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4. 01/10 Fulani Gunmen Attack Another Plateau Town, Kill Many, Burn Down Churches
SEPTEMBER 2018 1. 27/09 15 people killed and 5 injured: out of them, 10 members of the same family in a residential neighbourhood of Rukuba Road, in the southwestern outskirts of Jos, Plateau state. Attackers “wearing black clothes spoke Hausa and Fulani, while the others wearing army uniforms spoke correct English” 2. 25/09 Riyom LGA of Plateau State witnessed another armed invasion perpetrated by armed Fulani herdsmen: one shot dead and another with fatal injuries 3. 16/09 At least 27 people lost their lives following fresh attacks by Fulani militants on five predominantly Christian communities (Gon, Bolki, Ndumusu, Yotti and Yanga), in Numan local government area (LGA), Adamawa state in recent days. Many of them drowned as they attempted to escape via the local river. More than 45 others injured 4. 02/09 Chief Pharmacist of Jos University Teaching Hospital shot dead by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Plateau State
AUGUST 2018 1. 31/08 Fulani herdsmen with over 200 cattle invaded the Rakung community in Barkin Ladi, and destroyed maize farms; Fulani herdsmen reportedly also invaded farms in Dorowa community, in Mangu LGA, destroying farm crops and forcing villagers to flee 2. 29/08 Suspected Fulani herdsmen beheaded the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bare ward in the Numan Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Charles Chrisanthus, in the presence of his wife, Dorcas and her four months old son, in his farm 3.
28/08 Communities including a mining site at Wereh village (Ropp District), Abonong, Ziyat and Bek villages (Foron District), Nafan, Sagas, Rawuru, and Rambuh villages (Fan District), all in Barkin Ladi, under heavy attack by Fulani militants: more than 14 killed, included a pastor and four members of his family. Rev. Adamu Wurim Gyang, 50, and his three children were set ablaze and burnt beyond recognition; his wife, Jummai, 45, was shot and left to die in a pool of blood; 95 houses were burned down and 225 farm crops awaiting harvest were destroyed
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4. 24/08 Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has again raised the alarm that Fulani herdsmen were planning to kidnap, torture and kill him 5. 20/08 Fulani herdsmen kill 5 in Plateau villages; 3 others wounded 6. 14/08 Woman allegedly raped by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Kalachi, a Tiv community in the Giza area of Keana LGA 7. 13/08 Singer's near-death experience in the hands of 'Fulani Herdsmen' 8. 13/08 Suspected Fulani herdsmen have attacked Tiv farmers in the Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, killing a pregnant woman and raping and injuring scores of others 9. 03/08 No less than 3 persons were shot dead in Zanwra area of Jebbu Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, throwing the whole community into a fresh apprehension, victims: Emmanuel Gado ‘M’ aged 22, Ladi Monday ‘F’ age 30 and Mary Monday ‘F’ aged 5 years
JULY 2018 1. 19/07 "Violence between farmers and herders is increasingly a major security threat in the region and risks morphing into the terrorist attacks that have defined the security landscape", said Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who is Head, UN Office for West African and the Sahel, UNOWAS, in a report presented to the UN Security Council. 2. 17/07 6 people butchered by Fulani herdsmen brought to FMC Jalingo 3. 16/07 It’s better to face death than run away and allow Fulani herdsmen to conquer our land for grazing” This is the sentiment resonating across the 17 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, spread across Barkin-Ladi, Riyom and Jos South local government areas, where scores of survivors of the armed herders butchery 4. 10/07 Fulani herdsmen kill 50 in Gojefa, Bujum Yashi, Bujum Waya, Sabonlayi and Bujum Kasuwa villages in Numan Local Government area of Adamawa State 5. 09/07 Locals worship in their burnt church after the building was torched in the Plateau massacre carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen (photos) 6. 05/07 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill Policeman, Several Others In Adamawa 7. 04/07 Gunmen Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Attack Kola Village of Guyuk LG In Adamawa
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8. 01/07 Six people killed and 16 houses burnt down by Fulani herdsmen at Sabon Angwa in Barkinladi Local government Council of Plateau state
JUNE 2018 1. 30/06 Grieving daughter shares graphic photos of her parents who were killed by Fulani herdsmen in Plateau (photos) 2. 29/06 The Catholic Bishops renew their request asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign, after the massacre of over 200 Christians 3. 29/06 Benue State Government says about one million persons were displaced by Fulani herdsmen attacks from 1st January to June, 2018 4. 29/06 Suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly kill young soldier in Benue, chop off his penis 5. 27/06 Popular Jos-based clergyman, Isa El Buba reportedly been arrested by the DSS after he made a video condemning government’s inaction towards the Fulani herdsmen killings 6. 27/06 Suspected herdsmen attacked Bare village in the Numan Local Government of Adamawa State, killing two people and inflicting 29 others 7. 26/06 Fulani herdsmen kill 2 soldiers, injure 2 others in Benue 8. 25/06 Fulani herder militia perpetrated at least 106 attacks on communities in central Nigeria in the first quarter of 2018, claiming 1061 lives; over 400 deaths in 46 attacks during the second quarter of 2018; and have destroyed over 500 churches in Benue state alone since 2011. 9. 24/06 ‘Over 100’ shot dead in Plateau, while houses, including churches, were torched by suspected herdsmen 10. 22/06 Federal Government Desperate To Impose Fulani Hegemony In Yorubaland 11. 18/06 Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode: 5 Christians of the Numan tribe have been sentenced to death by a Fulani Judge in Adamawa for defending themselves against a Fulani terrorist; No Fulani terrorist has been reprimanded or jailed for killing more than 5,300 Christians in 2018 alone 12. 13/06 Nasarawa fresh attacks: Four farmers allegedly killed by Fulani herdsmen 13. 10/06 Fulani herdsmen kidnap Methodist priest, 2 others in Osun
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14. 09/06 Fulani herdsmen attack farmer with machetes and destroy the crops on his farm at Arigidi Akoko, in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State 15. 05/06 No fewer than 9 persons killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in Guma and Logo LGAs of Benue State; over 45 houses were also set ablaze while several persons have been declared missing 16. 04/06 At least 4 Tiv people killed on their farm along Dogon Ruwa Road while 9 others sustained bullet and matchet wounds as armed herdsmen attack Tiv farmers in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State 17. 03/06 Eight farmers (Sale Ozala, Oyigoso Sale, Danladi Joko, Abdulahi Musa, Adamu Haruna, Musa Adamu, Yakubu Sale, and Shehu Sabo) reportedly killed by rampaging herdsmen, houses razed in Aisa and Aguma communities in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State 18. 03/06 Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly abducted the traditional ruler of Ogodor Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM, Obi Sunday Olisewokwu
MAY 2018 1. 29/05 Fulani herdsmen kill 3, injure 7 in Gashish and Ropp villages in Gashish District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State 2. 28/05 Geoffrey Jangwok and Sylvester Ishaya, natives of Kakuruk Ward, Gashish District in Barkin Ladi LGA, Plateau State were killed in cold blood by suspected Fulani herdsmen who invaded the community 3. 28/05 Armed Fulani Herdsmen Attack Catholic Seminary In Jalingo, shot Reverend Father Cornelius Kobah in the leg and beat up Fr. Stephen Bakari. 4. 27/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked, raped and almost killed a young pregnant woman in Yogbo town Makurdi, Benue state capital 5. 26/05 Fulani Herdsmen Kill 200 Tivs, Burn Over 8,000 Houses In Nasarawa 6. 24/05 A Mumuye youth working on his farm killed by Fulani herdsmen 7. 22/05 Fulani Herdsmen Kill 2 People Returning From Catholic Priests’ Burial along the Naka/Makurdi Road In Benue 8. 21/05 Five more killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Logo village
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9. 21/05 Killings of Christians by the Fulani herdsmen all over the country was part of the Islamic agenda for Nigeria, said Victor Oghotuama, the Archdeacon of Ekete Archdeaconry, Anglican Diocese of Ughelli, Delta State 10. 18/05 A 13-year-old boy, Osabuohien Okpoya was allegedly shot by suspected Fulani herdsmen along Benin-Abraka Expressway on his way to Benin, Edo state 11. 17/05 Fulani herdsmen kill three in in Logo Local Government, Benue 12. 17/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed five farmers at Ukemberagya district, near Anyiin, in Logo local government area of Benue State 13. 16/05 Suspected herdsmen killed 6 teachers from Makurdi Local Government Education Authority near Ikpayongo, Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State 14. 15/05 Paul Angya: Benue has lost over 40% land mass to Fulani incursions 15. 14/05 A Fulani herdsman allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl in Umuifi community, in the Anioma-Isu Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State 16. 12/05 56 Fulani allegedly responsible for killings and kidnappings in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State and Zamfara State, arrested: 70 AK47 recovered 17. 09/05 Some persons were injured in a fresh suspected Fulani herdsmen attacks in Mande Mbaawa Council Ward, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State 18. 09/05 Nine Villagers Going For Early Morning Prayers were killed and 3 others injured by Suspected Fulani herdsmen that attacked Tutuwa community in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State 19. 09/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack, rob passengers and rape a female enroute Kaduna 20. 08/05 “There is an ongoing plot to completely Islamise Nigeria by some forces using armed Fulani herdsmen”, said Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, First Republic Minister of Aviation 21. 05/05 At least 58 people were killed in the attack attributed to Fulani extremists in Gwaska, Kaduna 22. 05/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack passengers heading to Kaduna, rape women 23. 02/05 Graphic: Newly married young lady severely injured, one passenger killed as Fulani herdsmen attack vehicle in Benue
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APRIL 2018 1. 30/04 Declare Killer Herdsmen Terrorists, Anglican Bishop Odutemu Urges Federal Government 2. 28/04 No fewer than 5 persons killed and over 20 others injured when suspected herdsmen attacked Tse Agagbe, in Sengev Council Ward of Gwer West LGA of Benue State; over 15 houses were reportedly set on fire during the attack 3. 28/04 Three suspected Fulani herdsmen armed with AK47 riffles arrested 4. 26/04 Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese condemned the killing of two priests, Rev. Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, one catechist and 14 worshippers who attended Morning Mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ayar-Mbalom, in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected Fulani herdsmen 5. 26/04 Fulani herdsmen entered a church in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State and killed 7 people 6. 25/04 Suspected AK 47 wielding Fulani herdsmen attacked Ihuman, one of the largest Tiv communities in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, killing 7 persons and injuring scores 7. 25/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Ali Agudu village, Mbawa council ward, GUMA LGA, Benue State and slaughtered over 19 persons; Photos 8. 24/04 42 persons have reportedly lost their lives to another Fulani herdsmen attack: 34 in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, while 8 in another attack at Abiem, Naka LGA of the state 9. 24/04 16 persons killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen, among them two Catholic Priests: Reverend Father Joseph Gor and Rev. Fr. Felix Tyolaha of St. Ignatius Quasi Parish, Ukpor-Mbalom, Gwer Local Government Area (LGA) of the state 10. 24/04 No fewer than 20 persons killed and several persons declared missing after herdsmen attacked Tse Agudu in Mbawa Council Ward, Guma LGA Area of Benue State; setting over 67 houses on fire 11. 22/04 Isaac Egbunu, the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State was shot dead by Fulani herdsmen along Lafia - Makurdi road
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12. 21/04 Suspected herdsmen have again killed about 30 people in Kabaro and Danmani villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State 13. 19/04 Fulani herdsmen killed four persons in Plateau 14. 19/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked residents of Agasha town in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, killing at least 10 villagers 15. 18/04 Four persons confirmed dead during a fresh attack on workers at a construction site at Nche-Tahu close to Rafi Bauna in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen 16. 17/04 Fulani herdsmen unleashed mayhem on Chembe settlement in Ukemberagya/ Tswarev council ward of Gaambe – Tiev , in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, killing a village head 17. 16/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 32 villagers in Nasarawa, leaving 19 others with severe gun and machete injuries 18. 13/04 Fulani Herdsmen Murder A Lady On Her Way To Her Farm in Nteje, Oyi LGA of Anambra state 19. 10/04 Herdsmen Kill 10 In Benue Attack (in in Ukum and Logo local government areas) and 5 In Nasarawa (Kadarko village and environs in Obi Local Government Area) 20. 10/04 Decomposing body of Pastor Pius Eromosele of the Church of God Mission in the Ovia North -East Local Government Area of Edo State, discovered in bush five days after he was kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Edo 21. 09/04 Fulani herdsmen attacked Tati village in Takum LGA of Taraba state and killed about four innocent villagers 22. 08/04 Fulani herdsmen accused of destroying primary school, seizing land in Plateau 23. 08/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen open fire on fun-seekers at popular drinking spot in Plateau State, killing 8 and injuring 3 24. 08/04 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kills 5, Injures 3 at Inding Village in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State 25. 08/04 At least 7 farmers killed in the last one week in Logo local government area of Benue state by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen immediately after the soldiers deployed to the area known as Exercise “Ayem A Kpatuma” (“cat race”) concluded their operation and departed from the state
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26. 08/04 Miraculously, a 10-year-old girl reportedly survived a gruesome attack by Fulani herdsmen on her community, at Mbanev, Imbesev, Yaav ward of Turan in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State 27. 07/04 Enugu police arrests suspected Fulani herdsman over alleged illegal weapon 28. 07/04 Rosemary Okuefuna was found dead at the farm: she was raped before being murdered by Fulani herdsmen in Anambra State 29. 07/04 Two brothers died, sister survives after they were brutally hacked and thrown into a well by Fulani herdsmen at Mbanev, Imbesev, Yaav ward of Turan in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State 30. 07/04 Suspected Fulani herders invaded Jimin Nyaku in Aloshi chiefdom; and Guidan Ayua in Kadarko area of Keana Local Government, Nasarawa State, and killed about 6 Tiv villagers 31. 05/04 10 Feared Dead In Fresh Fulani Herdsmen Attack In Benu 32. 05/04 Two persons were reportedly killed by Fulani herdsmen who attacked Aso in Southern Kaduna 33. 05/04 Two persons reportedly killed while 3 others were injured by suspected Fulani militia in Agasha town, Guma Local Government area of Benue State 34. 05/04 Fulani herdsmen attacked a family of 6 in Takum area of Taraba state, murdered all the members of the family including young children 35. 04/04 Fulani Herdsmen Machete 10-Year-Old Girl, Throw Her In Well With Her 2 Brothers 36. 04/04 Investigation: Survivors of herdsmen attacks tormented by deaths, rape at Benue IDP camps 37. 01/04 Two people have been killed and 9 kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Tsohuwar Gwari village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state
MARCH 2018 1. 31/03 A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, identified as Amile Tsukwa, was brutally murdered in his farm by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Tombo Logo Local Government Area of Benue State
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2. 31/03 A murderous gang of Fulani herdsmen reportedly killed a man and burnt down houses in Gerbu, a community close to Tambo in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State 3. 30/03 Fulani herdsmen and their cattle have taken over Plateau State University, Bokkos: community worried that students might be attacked 4. 26/03 Fulani hired killer machineries (Bodabe) attacked Mambilla people at Yerimaru village of Kakara ward while working in their farms. Many were brutalized 5. 26/03 Soldiers Helping Fulani Herdsmen To Fight Us – Taraba Residents Make Allegation 6. 25/03 Four persons were reportedly killed by herdsmen at the Guma and Agatu local government areas of the Benue state 7. 24/03 3 killed in fresh Fulani herdsmen attack at Dong community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Photos The names of the victims: Yakubu Ado, Aberi Ado and Jepthta Moses 8. 22/03 Two People Killed As Fulani Herdsmen Strike Benue Community; 20 victims in critical conditions while food crops and houses were reportedly burnt down by the assailants 9. 22/03 Three people killed as gunmen suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen attacked Dong Community of Jos North LGA in Plateau State 10. 21/03 Fulani herdsmen and their cattle have taken over the premises of Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education Sagbama Bayelsa State 11. 20/03 Suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly kill four farmers in Delta. Their bodies were found in a bush in Uwheru community, in the Ughelli North Council Area of Delta State 12. 19/03 10 dead as suspected Fulani herdsmen slaughter villagers in separate attacks on villages in Kogi state, cut off body parts 13. 18/03 How Fulani herdsmen slaughtered, butchered our people —Victims of Kogi attacks 14. 16/03 A first year student and his friends were killed by men believed to be Fulani herdsmen in Edo state 15. 16/03 Communities in Uwheru, Ughelli North LGA of the state had been completely taken over by herdsmen who allegedly charge fees before the community members can access their farms
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16. 15/03 Benue buries another 24 victims of Fulani herdsmen attack in mass graves 17. 14/03 Savage attacks allegedly carried out by about 500 herdsmen dressed in military fatigue and wielded AK-47 assault rifles, in communities in Dekina and Omala Local Government Areas of Kogi State led to the death of 32 people 18. 13/03 Fulani Herdsmen Kill 3 Persons In Benue. One of them, a Catechist, Christopher Umenger, was shot on his way to morning mass at RCM Church, Tse-Origbo 19. 13/03 Fulani Herdsmen Kill Catholic Church Catechist Christopher Unenge into Tse-Igbe in Nyiev council of Guma local government area of the Benue state; 2 brothers, Aondowase Uma and Ahanbee Uma, ambushed and killed by armed Fulani herdsmen in the local government and several houses reportedly razed down 20. 12/03 No fewer than 25 persons, including 2 women and 3 children, have been reportedly killed in fresh Attack in Dundu village, Kwall District in Bassa Local Government Area of the Plateau state by suspected herdsmen 21. 11/03 Suspected herdsmen attacked Tse Orogbo in Nyiev Council Ward, Guma LGA of Benue State, killing 2 police officer 22. 11/03 9-Month-Old Baby Shot And Mother Killed By Fulani Herdsmen In Leme Tela in Mambilla, Taraba State 23. 11/03 Pregnant Woman Raped By Fulani Herdsmen Dies In The Presence Of Benue Governor 24. 09/03 11 people killed in attacks in Ganda village of Daffo District in Bokkos Local Government Area and Miango village in Bassa Local Government Area of the Plateau state, by Fulani herdsmen; over 50 houses were burnt, six persons killed at Ganda 25. 06/03 Suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Eche Alike Ikwo in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, killing unconfirmed number of people. Several others were wounded in the attack 26. 05/03 5 Feared Dead In Fulani Herdsmen Attacks, in Umenger, Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state 27. 05/03 Over 26 persons, mostly women and children, were hacked, butchered and strangulated by suspected herdsmen who stormed the community of Omusu, Ojigo Ward of Edumoga in Okpokwu local government area of the Benue state
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28. 04/03 Buhari govt must address Fulani ‘Boko Haram’ 29. 04/03 Suspected herdsmen have chopped off the fingers and toes of a farmer identified as Osakwe Benard, in Abraka, Delta State, for trying to stop them from grazing their herd on his farm 30. 04/03 Heavily-armed Fulani mercenaries entered Yelwa in a convoy akin to regular army deployments, selected Mambilla houses in Yelwa shooting men, women and children and burning down the houses; several girls abducted 31. 04/03 No fewer than 200 persons rendered homeless and several persons still missing after suspected herdsmen attacked Tse Sumaka and Tse Atorough Vishigh in Mbadwem Council Ward of Guma, Benue State 32. 04/03 Fulani Men Arrested With Weapons After Attacking Village In Adamawa: 5 AK47 and 161 live ammunition recovered 33. 03/03 Slaughter of a Mambilla woman from Takam Village, east of Maisamari, by Fulani 34. 02/03 Two farmers, Sunday Yakubu, 38, and Joseph Garba, 42, were shot by suspected Fulani herdsmen while watering their farms at Rotsu Village in Miango District under Bassa Local Government Area 35. 01/03 Fulani militia shot dead 2 Mambilla men in their farmland at Nyiwa community
FEBRUARY 2018 1. 27/02 Fully Armed Fulani Herdsmen Invade Mbatoho community in Makurdi, Benue State capital, Order 5,000 Villagers To Vacate Homes 2. 27/02 Sam Zadok, former Youth and Sports Commissioner in Adamawa State, killed along with over 24 others when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Gwamba community in Demsa Local Government Area of the state 3. 27/02 Farmer butchered by Fulani herdsmen at Akaeze in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State 4. 27/02 Catholic and Lutheran farmers were among 19 killed in an attack by Muslim herdsmen in Gwamba village in Adamawa state 5. 26/02 Arrested 10 suspected herdsmen destroying farmlands at Tse-Tigir and Tse-Ndugh villages, in Benue
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6. 26/02 Mrs. Patience Akpomiemie, who was attacked in her farm by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Abraka, Ethiope East L.G.A, died at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital; the victim’s husband Mr. Happy Akpomiemie died on the spot after he was shot in the back 7. 25/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly killed a 15-year-old boy identified as Mahmudu Audu at Guchidan village of kupa district, Lokoja Local government area of Kogi State 8. 23/02 A woman farmer, identified as Patricia Okpako, escaped being raped by Fulani herdsmen 9. 22/02 Leaders of the Tiv nation accused the army of allegedly providing cover for armed herdsmen to take over the land 10. 21/02 Lawmaker Cries Out After His Farm Was Attacked and Burnt By Suspected Fulani Men In Kogi 11. 20/02 Osun State Government called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the ongoing Fulani herdsmen menace in order to checkmate the killings 12. 20/02 Governor Ortom: Fulani herdsmen plotting to kill me 13. 19/02 Three suspected Fulani Herdsmen accosted Mrs. Patricia Okpako on her way to her farm in Abraka- Ethiope East LGA Of Delta State and attempted to rape her 14. 18/02 Former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission: President Buhari acting like Fulani president 15. 17/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen stabbed Pastor Danjuma Tanko (Christian Reformed Church-Nigeria, CRCN) in Baissa, Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State 16. 15/02 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill Another Police Officer In Jos 17. 15/02 100 acres of ripe mangoes and pineapple plantations have been set ablaze in Esa Oke of Obokun East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Osun State by herders 18. 15/02 Fulani Herdsmen Cut Off Woman’s Ear, Brutally Attack Her Daughter at Ofumwengbe village in Ovia South West local government area In Edo, for daring to report them to the police, as her farm was destroyed by herdsmen in January
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19. 14/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked a Tiv man identified as Chiukum from Kuduku village but living in IDPs camp in Giza in Keana LGA of Nasarawa State 20. 13/02 Two Nigerian Students of Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State Allegedly Killed By Fulani Herdsmen. Both students are said to be of Tiv extraction from Benue State 21. 12/02 Destruction of the University’s multi-million naira research and training farms by herdsmen, who also poisoned the dam with chemicals 22. 12/02 40 Tiv farmers killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nasarawa 23. 12/02 2 officers identified as Adams Godwin and Abah Patrick, were killed by Fulani herdsmen in Awange near Kasseyo Town, Guma 24. 12/02 Fulani Herdsmen Kill Young Man In A Farm In Kogi 25. 12/02 Fulani herdsmen attack an Urhobo woman and her daughter on their farm in Ofunwengbe community, in Ovia South West LG of Edo State 26. 12/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen beheaded an elderly farmer identified as Mustapha, in his farm at Iseyin, Oyo State, injured his son and destroyed crops in the farm 27. 11/02 Fulani herdsmen ambush police patrol in Benue, 4 MOPOls missing 28. 11/02 Between 175 and 250 Hausa/Fulani settlements are currently scattered in the South-West and South-East regions 29. 11/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack mobile police in Benue, burn patrol van 30. 11/02 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Southern Kaduna, killing four people, members of a church in the village 31. 11/02 Father Of 2 Killed By Fulani Herdsmen in Ipao Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State 32. 11/02 Residents of some communities in the southern part of Nasarawa State have fled their homes due to killings and attacks by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen 33. 11/02 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded Bakin Kogi village in the Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing 4 persons and injuring a woman
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34. 10/02 President Buhari sending Fulani soldiers to protect herdsmen in Benue – IPOB 35. 10/02 Police recover 3 corpses as Fulani herdsmen attack Plateau commuters 36. 09/02 Fulani herdsmen kill 3 persons in midnight attack in Benue 37. 08/02 Tiv People In Nasarawa Flee For Their Lives To Benue As Fulani Herdsmen Stage Attack: Women with children on their back were seen trekking long distances, looking tired and hungry. Some of the children were half-naked, just as men carrying mattresses and personal belongings also fled. Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom said there are 7 IDPs camps with over 100,000 people 38. 08/02 Osun govt raises alarm over menace of Fulani herdsmen 39. 08/02 Troops arrest Fulani herdsmen planning attack on Benue community 40. 08/02 Fulani Herdsmen Batter 2 Men With Cutlasses While Trying To Bath In A Stream in a Nasarawa State community 41. 06/02 Fulani herdsmen destroy Governor Ortom’s farm 42. 08/02 Osun govt raises alarm over menace of Fulani herdsmen: threats to food security and security of lives, most especially in rural communities 43. 07/02 Fulani herdsmen kill SARS boss in Oyo 44. 07/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly invade Ondo community 45. 07/02 Farmer Augustine Mnyin Allegedly Butchered By Fulani Herdsmen In Benue State 46. 07/02 Former president of the Ijaw Youth Council, Chris Ekiyor, shot at his vehicle by two Fulani herdsmen while he was driving with his driver on the East West road by Unenure bridge between Ughelli Patani road 47. 05/02 Killings: Thousands Killed, Property Worth N100bn Destroyed By Fulani Herdsmen: Benue State Government 48. 05/02 Three Fulani Men Attacked A Boy In Delta, Injured Him & Blinded One Of His Eyes 49. 05/02 Fulani Herdsmen Invade Farming Communities and open fire on locals in Ketu Local Council Development Area in Ogun State 50. 03/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen burnt down a plantation in Ekiti
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51. 03/02 Fulani herdsmen Attack at Yogbo village in Guma local government area of Benue state, Kill Policeman And Others 52. 02/02 Villager injured upon confronting the herders in Song local government area of Adamawa; many houses destroyed; photos 53. 02/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 4 Tiv villagers in Ngutswen village, near Wurojam in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State; Photos 54. 01/02 Four Fulani herdsmen arrested with arms in Ondo 55. 01/02 A heavily pregnant woman was burnt beyond recognition by Fulani herdsmen in Dumne village; Simba and Shure villages and other adjourning communities were razed, while an unspecified number of people were allegedly killed by the herders
JANUARY 2018 1. 31/01 Fulani Herdsmen Caught And Disarmed By Youths at Okpe town in Delta State 2. 31/01 Killer Fulani Herdsmen Invade Kadarko community in the Keana LGA of Nasarawa state, Attack and Slaughter Residents 3. 31/01 Six people have been reportedly killed and several others sustained injuries in fresh attack in Kaguru village of Kaduna state 4. 30/01 Crops worth millions of naira lost as Fulani herdsmen destroy farms in Osun state 5. 30/01 Fulani Herdsmen Attack Tiv People in Kadariko In Benue, Kill 11 6. 29/01 Benue: Fulani Herdsmen Attack Guma Again, Leave Scores Injured 7. 29/01 Fulani herdsmen invade late Tor Tiv village, in Guma local government area of Benue State, many injured 8. 29/01 Fulani stabs driver to death in Ondo 9. 29/01 Fulani Herdsmen macheted a man to death at IGBUA village in IBI Local government of Taraba state, Shoot His Wife on her leg with her fingers cut off 10. 28/01 Suspected Fulani militia kill 2 in fresh Taraba attacks 11. 27/01 Federal govt justifying Fulani herdsmen killings – Governor Ishaku 12. 26/01 Yoruba leaders ask federal govt to declare Fulani herdsmen as terrorists
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13. 26/01 Three persons dead and over 12 houses razed during an attack by Fulani herdsmen in Huke village, Miango in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State; victims: Ahmadu Hwie (male 100 years old), Odoh Hwie (male 90 years) and Gado Kondo (male 70 years old) 14. 25/01 Four feared killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue 15. 25/01 Fulani herdsmen attack 2 female school teachers using machetes in Onigbedu community in Ewekoro Local Government Area, Ogun state; photos 16. 25/01 Fulani herdsmen destroy N6.8 million farm in Likosi-Alabata village in Papalanto, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State; inflicted machete cuts on one of the workers 17. 25/01 Fulani herdsmen reportedly killed 5 people and injured 8 others in an attack on Bassa Local Government in Plateau state; over 20 houses were destroyed 18. 24/01 Fulani herdsmen blocked the Okada Benin road of Edo State, shot and kill young man with automatic rifle 19. 24/01 A 25-year-old woman Victoria Sunday was shot and killed by the Fulani on her farm in retaliation in Dasho, a village in Daffo District in Bokkos LGA, while another boy riding a bicycle, was also gunned down 20. 22/01 Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked Rikwe Chongu village in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area: three victims killed 21. 22/01 Fulani herdsmen rape woman, injure 3 in Delta 22. 22/01 I’ll hold you responsible for any attack – Governor Fayose tells Fulani leader 23. 22/01 Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked Rikwe Chongu village in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau and kill 3 returning from a mining site 24. 21/01 Federal government can not continue to remain silent over the wanton killings of Fulani Muslims, said The Jamaatul Nasarul Islam 25. 21/01 4 Killed, Houses Burnt In Fresh Numan, Fulani Herdsmen Attacks In Adamawa Villages; Photos 26. 21/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Lagun, a suburb of Ibadan, Oyo State, and set ablaze 150 acres of palm plantation owned by Former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Ayodele Adigun, in a night raid operation:
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about 1,500 palm trees destroyed; ame fate two years ago when his poultry farm valued at N100 million was destroyed and six of the farm attendants maimed 27. 21/01 Three persons injured, and one middle aged woman allegedly raped, in a fresh attack by suspected herdsmen in Ovwor-Olomu, Aniocha North and Ughelli south area of Delta State. 28. 20/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen set ablaze the farm of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation at Ilado Community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State 29. 19/01 Father Of Two Allegedly Shot Dead By Fulani Herdsmen In Aniocha North local government, Delta State 30. 18/01 Two Fulani herdsmen in Orin-Ekit allegedly shooting dead a 26-year-old pregnant woman and mother of three, Myuga Yakpe 31. 18/01 Suspected herdsmen allegedly killed a farmer, Adetona Owolabi, on his farm at Afon in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State 32. 18/01 Father Of 10 Children, Mr Mike Akwaja, Shot And Butchered By Fulani Herdsmen at Gbor Igyo in Mbagwen in Benue state 33. 17/01 Fulani Herdsmen Write Bishop Oyedepo, Declare Jihad On Nigeria Over Cattle Colonies 34. 17/01 Six people reported dead in fresh attacks by Fulani herdsmen in in Logo, Guma and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue State 35. 16/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a man along the Ibillo-Imoga road in Akoko, Edo State 36. 16/01 A man has escaped death in Emu Ebendo, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, after suspected Fulani herdsmen brutally attacked him on his farmland 37. 15/01 Suspected Fulani militia attack Taraba community, kill traditional ruler 38. 15/01 A helicopter loaded with arms and ammunition landed Jibu village, Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba state: Senior Special Assistant to Governor Darius Ishaku on Media and Publicity, said that the arms were meant for militia groups in the state 39. 14/01 Fulani men arrested with guns in Boshikiri, Adamawa state 40. 14/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 10 in Kaduna
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41. 13/01 Man Killed By Fulani Herdsmen in Anyiin, Benue State 42. 13/01 11 Dead Bodies Killed By Fulani Herdsmen Recovered In Taraba 43. 12/01 Elderly man killed after clash following an incident when a Fulani man allegedly stabbed a sugarcane seller over a minor misunderstanding 44. 12/01 10 people killed by people suspected to be herdsmen in Birnin Gwari Local Government of Kaduna state 45. 11/01 Village Head & his two wives brutally murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Taraba State (graphic pics) 46. 11/01 Mass burial for the 75 victims of the Fulani herdsmen attacks on New Year day and January 6th in Benue state 47. 10/01 Fulani herdsmen have declared war against Nigeria, Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka 48. 10/01 25 bodies of those killed by Fulani herdsmen recovered and given mass burial in Taraba State 49. 08/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 2 Policemen In Benue state 50. 09/01 Police arrest Fulani herdsmen with AK49 rifles, other ammunition 51. 09/01 Do something to stop Fulani herdsmen attacks, governor Ortom pleads with Buhari 52. 08/01 Instagram Comedian Calabar Chic, Kidnapped By Fulani Herdsmen 53. 08/01 Fulani herdsmen attacked and killed two policemen at their camp in Awashuwa village, Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue state 54. 08/01 Three persons killed while six others injured by Fulani herdsmen in Maisamari town in Sardauna local government area of Taraba state 55. 07/01 At least 8 killed in the Bachama Christian village by Fulani herdsmen 56. 07/01 Fulani herdsmen attacked Tombo village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State and killed 11 persons 57. 07/01 Man was attacked in his farm in Ojah, Akoko Edo by Fulani herdsmen who cut off his hand
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58. 06/01 The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has accused the Federal Government of complicity in the various attacks by herdsmen 59. 06/01 Burial of final year student due to graduate in 8 months that was allegedly murdered by Fulani herdsmen 60. 05/01 Fulani herdsmen killings a planned genocide – Benue elders 61. 05/01 Fulani herdsmen worse than Boko Haram – Colonel Stan-Labo 62. 05/01 Several women from some communities in Bende Local Government Council of Abia State, protest against massive destruction of their crops and farmland by cows under the control of Fulani herdsmen 63. 05/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed a middle age woman after invading her farm at Arodoye community, in Akure South local government area of Ondo State: the herdsmen dissected the woman’s body with machete, after destroying over 200 acres of farmlands in the area 64. 04/01 Fulani herdsmen attacked Wukari local government Area of Taraba state and killed three persons including a child 65. 03/01 Thousands of Tiv farmers of Nasarawa extraction deserted their homes, following attacks on some communities in neigbouring Benue State, by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen 66. 03/01 Two Bachama young men were reportedly attacked by some Fulanis at Ngurore market, Yola, Adamawa State 67. 02/01 Six Fulani herdsmen allegedly involved in the killing of 20 farmers in Akor village of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State 68. 02/01 Several persons have been reportedly killed after suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Tse Igbudu Taraka in Benue State 69. 02/01 Cathechist of the St Anthony Catholic Church, Kabusa parish in Abuja, Michael Alumo: his right hand was severely cut by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Abuja 70. 02/01 Man reportedly attacked and had his head slashed open with the cutlasses of the herdsmen in Benue state 71. 01/01 No fewer than than 50 persons killed in coordinated attacks on TomAtar and Umenge, Akor villages in Guma by Fulani herdsmen
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2017 (99 attacks counted to the date) DECEMBER 2017 1. 24/12 Suspected Fulani herders kill two in Benue community 2. 23/12 President Buhari unwilling to fight Fulani herdsmen menace – ExNigerian Bar Association chief 3. 22/12 One killed as suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Bilachi, a community in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State 4. 22/12 Fulani herdsmen attacked Nindem village in Southern Kaduna and brutalised many 5. 21/12 Man Attacked By Fulani Herdsmen In Adamawa 6. 21/12 Herdsmen have fired at the Alpha Jet and the EC 135 Helicopter deployed by the military in the troubled communities of Numan and Demsa LGAs of Adamawa State 7. 20/12 Two farmers have been reportedly killed by Fulani herdsmen in Giromasa village, Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State 8. 09/12 Suspected Fulani herdsmen accosted four women in Oja-Odan and inflicted several machete cuts on them for resisting rape; photos 9. 09/12 Several houses burnt down in fresh Adamawa attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen 10. 08/12 Two Killed, 10 Injured As Herdsmen Ambush Farmers In Ocala Local Government Area of Kogi State 11. 05/12 Female Staff Of Savannah Sugar Company Shot Dead By Suspected Fulani Herdsmen; the herdsmen had set ablaze some sections of the company’s sugar cane plantation 12. 04/12 35-year-old Jamila Godfrey shot dead by suspected Fulani herdsmen attacking communities in Numan, Adamawa State 13. 04/12 Nigeria’s air force sent fighter jets to fire rockets at villages as hundreds of herdsmen attacked at least 5 villages (Lawaru, Dong, Kodomti, Shafaron and Nzuruwei) in Adamawa state ; 86 said were killed (51 had gunshot or machete wounds; 35 died as a result of the air raids); 3,000 homes destroyed; 49
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devastating cumulative effect of the herders and Air Force attacks, with at least 8 villages heavily damaged or completely destroyed by fire 14. 01/12 Suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly hacked one Musa Tijani, to death in Ibi Local Government Area of of Taraba State 15. 02/12 Fulani herdsmen kill 4 policemen in Numan, Adamwa State
NOVEMBER 2017 1. 28/11 Fulani Herdsmen Attack Adamawa Communities As They Kill Some & Injure Others 2. 24/11 500,000 persons still displaced in Benue due to Fulani herdsmen attack ―Group 3. 12/11 Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed two men residing in Wereng camp in Riyom local government area of Plateau state 4. 11/11 Fulani Herdsman Kills A Man In Benue, Tries To Throw The Body In Rive 5. 06/11 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kidnap Businessman In Ondo State, Demand N5m For Release 6. 01/11 Benue: One Killed, Several Missing, 70yr-Old Injured In Suspected Fulani Attack
OCTOBER 2017 1. 30/10 Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, asks President to stop protecting the interests of herdsmen against those of other Nigerians 2. 24/10 Bishop of the African Church, Rt. Revd. Samuel Ojo, abducted by Fulani; his Chaplain, Revd. David Ayeola, killed by suspected kidnappers in Ekiti State 3. 14/10 Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen killed no fewer than 6 persons in a community near Jos Wild Life Park, in the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, while 6 houses were burnt down.
SEPTEMBER 2017 1. 28/09 Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution Matters, says it would amount to ethnic profiling and hate speech for the federal government to declare Fulani herdsmen terrorists
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2. 16/09 Two Fulani brothers allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl at Tudun Lambaga in the Eggon Hills area 3. 12/09 Suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed the farm of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, destroying some crops worth millions of naira 4. 11/09 Teenage Fulani Herdsmen Attack Delta Man With AK47, Get Caught 5. 09/09 Fulani herdsmen kill 20 in Ancha Village in Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State; 10 others injured 6. 02/09 Fulani Herdsmen Killed Man In Ologbo, Edo State 7. 01/09 A man, father of 12 and identified as Mr. Efosa was allegedly gunned down by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Edo state
AUGUST 2017 1. 30/08 Again, Fulani herdsmen invade Falae’s farm
2. 25/08 Farmer attacked with machete cutting on his back shoulder and chopping off five of the his fingers by a suspected Fulani herdsman at his farm in Umane Ngene Bush 3. 23/08 Suspected Fulani herdsmen raped a 72-year-old woman identified as Akinseye (other names withheld) to coma on her farmland in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State 4. 14/08 Fulani Herdsman Raped A Married Woman In Ibadan 5. 10/08 Fulani’s cows strayed into the farmlands at Akpagodogbo, in Otukpa Local Government Area of Benue State at the time farmers were still working in their farms in Benue: 3 killed 6. 09/08 Herdsmen occupied the farmland of residents at Akpagodogbo, in Otukpa Local Government Area of Benue State, destroying farm produce: 3 dead in clash 7. 04/08 Director of the Evangelical Church Winning All (International) Christian Education Center, Rev. Jen Moses, has been kidnapped by 7 suspected Fulani herdsmen, demanding N100 million ransom for his release
JULY 2017 1. 05/07 1,878 people were killed and 200 still missing during the Fulani herdsmen attack, Benue governor cries to UN
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2. 04/07 Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Rev Peter Audu of ECWA Church in Aban in Numana Chiefdom of Sanga LGA in Kaduna state
JUNE 2017 1. 28/06 Young man hacked to death on his farm by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Ukomi in Uromi, Delta State 2. 20/06 Rice farmers brutally hacked by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State 3. 18/06 Fulani herdsmen and their cows disrupted a church service at Holy Ghost Parish Makurdi, Benue state 4. 17/06 Fulani herdsmen kidnap housewife, rape her serially for 3 days 5. 12/06 Fulani herdsmen invade Anambra school with cows, sending terrified screaming, pupils, students and teachers scampering for safety 6. 12/06 Efosa Nehikhare from Edo State was gunned down by suspected Fulani herdsmen along the Benin-Asaba road 7. 02/06 Killings: Benue State Assembly Call On Inspector General of Police To Arrest Fulani Herders’ Leadership
MAY 2017 1. 25/05 Two women allegedly raped and murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ewu, Esan central LGA of Edo State 2. 17/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly raped and murdered a woman in the Oben community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State 3. 17/05 Death toll rises to 27, many still missing in Fulani herders’ attack in Niger 4. 14/05 Fulani youth reportedly stabbed a villager to death in Tungan Malam, a cattle market in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger state 5. 13/05 8 more people killed in renewed Fulani attacks on Logo, Buruku 6. 11/05 Again, suspected Fulani herders killed 4 in Benue 7. 11/05 Suspected arms-wielding Fulani herdsmen beheaded a commercial motorcycle rider, identified as Udoka Ossai, and 6 farmers who were indigenes of Ossissa community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State
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8. 10/05 Senate President says killer herdsmen get weapons from neighbouring countries 9. 07/05 Suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed Tse Akaa village, Ugondo Mbanar District of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, leading to the killing of 3 persons 10. 05/05 Fulani herdsmen attacks: 12 Benue communities still under siege in Benue ―Benue State governor 11. 05/05 Christian Association of Nigeria warned against continued attacks on Christians by Fulani herdsmen
APRIL 2017 1. 26/04 3 killed as Fulani herdsmen attack Ortom’s LG 2. 25/04 43-yr-old on mission to rescue mum beheaded by Fulani herdsmen in Delta; photos 3. 24/04 Man shot and hacked to death by Fulani herdsmen who kidnapped his mother in Abraka, Delta State 4. 20/04 Angry youths barricade Makurdi-Aliede road with tyres and corpse of one of those killed by Fulani herdsmen 5. 19/04 Suspected herdsmen invaded Tse Igba Uke village and killed two persons and one other seriously injured 6. 15/04 At least, 12 persons reportedly killed while several others got injured in a fresh attack by suspected herdsmen on the residents of Asso Community in Jemaa Local Governments Area of Southern Kaduna 7. 10/04 Suspected Fulanis killed one woman, injured other in Benue 8. 10/04 Again, Fulani herders kill 12 in Benue 9. 06/04 “We must prepare to face a future of food scarcity if we cannot rise up to say no to the menace of Fulani herdsmen”, said environment columnist in Punch newspaper, Greg Odogwu 10. 02/04 Suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly killed 10 people and destroy 3,500 homes in Obio Usiere, Odukapni local government council of Cross River State
MARCH 2017
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1. 30/03 Women Protest Over Attacks By Fulani Herdmen 2. 28/03 The Bishop of Kafanchan denounces: "The violence of the Fulani fueled by government complicity" 3. 24/03 Senior staff of Delta State University, Abraka was brutally murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen at his farm 4. 24/03 Ebonyi women protest rape of 70-yr-old widow by Fulani herdsman 5. 17/03 Decomposing body of Delta DPO kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen 12 days ago has been found 6. 17/03 Renewed herdsmen attacks in Benue: Over 500 killed, 300,000 displaced, and properties and livelihoods worth billions of Naira destroyed, group alleges 7. 16/03 Continuation of Fulani herdsmen’s assaults, killings in Yoruba communities ―Afenifere 8. 16/03 Members of the National Union of Benue State Students took to the major streets of Makurdi to protest murder of colleague by Fulani herdsmen 9. 10/03 No fewer than 10 persons killed and several others injured after suspected herdsmen attacked Mkgovur village in Buruku Local Government Area of the Benue state 10. 07/03 Fulani Men, Others Abduct 52-Year Old Woman In Ibadan 11. 03/03 Herdsmen invaded Gbemacha community with about 5,000 cows which destroyed cassava farms in the area 12. 02/03 Fulani herdsmen allegedly kill 3 people in Rivers and Delta state
FEBRUARY 2017 1. 28/02 Three men killed in a community in Benue State when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked and butchered the indigenes; victims: Jimmy Angbian Ugon, Benjamin Iorcher Agah and another man, whose identity was given as “Puusu” 2. 23/02 Fulani herdsmen burn woman to death 4 days after giving birth (Graphic Photo) 3. 21/02 Fulani invasion: 10 students missing, 800 abandoned school in Plateau 3 years after
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4. 18/02 Over 100 herdsmen with over 2,000 cows invaded the communities in Ochafu, Akaeze, Ishiagu and Amasiri of Ebonyi State, where they erected several huts 5. 15/02 Rice farms, tools and other farm facilities estimated at about N50 million allegedly destroyed by the Fulani herdsmen in Ugbene, Ugbenu, and Achalla communities in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State 6. 03/02 Suspected Fulani herdsmen were apprehended by police with AK47 and two cutlasses at Samaru Kataf 7. 02/02 Fulani Men Allegedly Caught With Assault Rifles And Cutlasses
JANUARY 2017 1. 31/01 Herdsmen reportedly launched an attack on members of the Gereng community fishing in a pond near the River Benue 2. 24/01 Fulani Herdsmen have killed over 800 individuals in southern kaduna, consisting of men, women, and children, which are predominately Christian: TV video 3. 22/01 Fulani Herdsmen Abduct Ex Council Chairman Chief Friday Akpoyibo, and two others along the Auchi-Abuja Road In Delta State 4. 20/01 A year after the kidnapping, Cardinal Onaiyekan recalls Catholic priest Fr. Oyaka, whose fate we know nothing 5. 19/01 Travelers stranded as aggrieved Delta women barricade East-West Road over rape and killing by Fulani herdsmen 6. 18/01 Fulani Herdsmen Launch Deadly Attack On Farmers at Okoti-Odekpe community in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state. 7. 17/01 Herdsmen allegedly invaded the farmland of a farmer and destroyed all his crops: four persons injured and hospitalized 8. 14/01 Suspected fulani herdsmen attack man on his farm in Emu Ebendo, in Ndokwa West LG , Delta state 9. 11/01 Benue, Nasarawa govs meet to end Fulani invasion of Agatu 10. 11/01 “In recent times the attacks are of a completely different kind compared to the old clashes between farmers and herders, as the latter use "sophisticated weapons that did not exist before, such as AK-47, whose origin is unknown", said Mgr Bagobiri, Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan, in the state of Kaduna,
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11. 09/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly hacked 5 farmers to death in 2 separate attacks in Abraka and Obiaruku, both in Ethiope East and Ukwuani area of Delta State 12. 08/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 3 police officers, others in Adamawa state 13. 06/01 No fewer than 5 persons killed and several others injured after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen attacked Edumoga community in Okpokwu Council Area of Benue State. 14. 04/01 5 farmers killed by Fulani in Benue 15. 03/01 Panic as Fulani herdsmen threaten to forcefully take over Ijaw community 16. 03/01 Suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Sunji/Kagoro community in Kaura local government area of Kaduna state
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