The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has given it’s nod to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to deal with herders that are allowing their cows to graze in the city centre. It, however, raised concerns that the areas mapped out for the herders …
Read More »‘This is not 1967’ Fani-Kayode slams Miyetti Allah for threatening Igbos
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, for threatening to launch attacks in the Southeast over the alleged killing of its members residing in the region. It had been reported that the group, through its National Secretary, Engr. Saleh Alhassan, in …
Read More »‘They should pay’ Miyetti Allah urges govt to deal with terrorists killing herdsmen
One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has urged security agencies to deal with “terrorists killing” Fulani herders in the South-East. Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, spoke on Thursday in an interview with The PUNCH, monitored by Freelanews. He was reacting to …
Read More »‘Tragic’ Miyetti Allah leaders shot dead in Nasarawa
The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Hussain, has been killed by suspected bandits. Hussain was murdered alongside the chairman of the association in Toto Local Government Area, Mohammed Umar, on Friday night. Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa, Ramham Nansel, confirmed the tragic …
Read More »‘It is obsolete’ We’re tired of open grazing in Ondo, Miyetti Allah says
Miyetti Allah Breeders Association of Nigeria says it is tired of open grazing in Ondo State. It called on the government to make provision for ranches as a way of putting an end to frequent herdsmen/farmers’ crises. The Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Bello Garba, stated this …
Read More »‘Good relationships’ Miyetti Allah pledges peace with host communities in South-east
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has pledged its commitment to peaceful coexistence between its members and their host communities in Nigeria’s South-east. Clashes between herders and farmers, caused mainly by disputes over access to land, is among the leading security challenges in Nigeria. The leader of the …
Read More »‘The way forward’ South-west governors, Miyetti Allah agree to tackle insecurity
Governors of the six South-west states and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) have agreed to ban night and underage grazing in the region. The development is aimed at checking the insecurity rocking the six South-west states. According to the communique sent to journalists at the end of their …
Read More »‘Working out solutions’ South-west governors to meet with Miyetti Allah amid tension
Governors of south-west states will meet with leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Akure, Ondo, on Monday, amid tension in some parts of the region. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, had issued a seven-day ultimatum to all herders to leave the state’s forest reserves. The …
Read More »‘It’s ridiculous!’ Garba denies FG offered N100bln to Miyetti Allah
The Presidency has debunked claims making rounds in the media that the Federal Government offered the sum of N100 billion to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN). The reaction is coming against the backdrop of the media war going on between the Presidency and the Ondo State …
Read More »‘Asking too much’ Miyetti Allah seeks inclusion of Fulani, others in Amotekun, M-Belt kicks
THE Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, yesterday, called for the inclusion of its members and other ethnic groups in the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Oyo State, to overcome the language barrier, which sometimes causes misunderstanding. The call by MACBAN, however, elicited angry reactions from …
Read More »‘Kankara abduction’ Miyetti Allah clears air on involvement in negotiating with bandits
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has denied they negotiated the release of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, had said the state government contacted Miyetti Allah to enter into discussion with bandits, in a bid to secure the …
Read More »‘Kankara attack’ We are negotiating with abductors through Miyetti Allah, Governor Masari claims
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, on Wednesday, said that the gunmen who attacked Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of the state and kidnapped schoolboys have been contacted. He added that the government was negotiating the boys’ freedom through the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of …
Read More »‘Investment rejected’ We don’t need you, IPOB replies Miyetti Allah
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, on Thursday, responded to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN’s claim that they were in the South-East just for business interest. IPOB said Miyetti Allah’s kind of business led to the loss of lives and the sacking of indigenes. In a statement …
Read More »‘Give us a ministry!’ Miyetti Allah states precondition for peace
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has urged the federal government of Nigeria to create a Ministry of livestock. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Alhaji Othman Ngelzarma who made the call on Thursday in Abuja, argued that this will help curb some of the challenges affecting the …
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