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Herdsmen crisis: Ogun residents now sleep in Benin Republic for protection – Red Cross

The Nigeria Red Cross Society has said thousands of residents of Yewa axis of Ogun State now sleep in Benin Republic to avoid being killed by herdsmen terrorising the area.

The Red Cross said the people relocated to the neighbouring country following attacks by suspected herdsmen.

The Ogun State executive branch secretary of the Red Cross, Oluwole Aboyade, said this on Wednesday.

Aboyade said he and his team visited the troubled areas – Igbooro, Asa, Moro, Ibeku and Agbon-Ojodu, lamenting that the people of Yewa were “living in unfavourable condition”.

According to him, many had deserted their homes to seek refuge in Benin.


He said, “What I saw there alongside my team, I will term it a very serious disaster.

“The people have deserted their homes and they now sleep in Benin Republic. You can imagine people leaving Nigeria to seek protection in another country. The situation is more than pathetic.”

Meanwhile, the Red Cross said it would seek assistance from Nigerians to help in bringing succour to the residents of the affected Yewa communities.

In some communities in the three local government areas, it may be difficult to distinguish between the houses in Benin Republic and the ones in Nigeria due to lack of proper boundary demarcation.

SuperBold:
You cant be attacking/insulting my people, my king, leaders and I will clapping. Igbos are opening 10s of thread everyday attacking Yoruba, being quiet about it has made them think of us as weak. Never again

SuperBold:
For every igbos Nwafor James baptise in Ezu River, 50% of the money (500k) goes to Akinolu. I think the Bless The Igbo Youth ministry is moving fast in Alaigbo.

Op there is your answer.

dumahi:
Haha! But that's an Oba for crying out loud!

Mitsurugi:
Shut up!

oloyedewaris:
Can you stop imagining and be realistic

My problem is why can't we farm here

Cadamlk:
Don't be deceived. This is live from Warri. A basket of tomatoes skyrocketed from 4k to 14k ,later to 16k. They targeted the entire south.

Although Southeast is at an advantage due to their proximity to the middlebelt who allow access to their produce.

Asgard13:
Reno thanks for reminding Yoruba that is North and southwest

Not North and Southern Nigeria

They’ve been stylishly involving south east n Niger delta minorities to fight their battles


Forgetting they’ve been mocking and abusing better south.

AishaYesufu:
How is that possible when they block Lokoja and Ilorin route? See dis is targeted at the south not just Sw. And I love it

maxell:
God in heaven is on Southern Nigeria’s side. We shall overcome.

35824L:
Op what will you be remembered for? PMB is already a two time President. [b]A successful retired military general who fought on the winning side in the civil war. [/b]He is a fulfilled man.

SARS: Police has slammed terrorism charge on me – Rights activist, Israel Joe.

The Coordinator of the #ENDSARS protest in Warri, Delta State, Comrade Israel Joe has cried out over alleged victimization by the police.

The human rights activist in a statement sent to DAILY POST, said he has been reinvited to appear before the Police headquarters on Thursday

According to Joe,”, they have prepared to charge me for terrorism and Cyber crime due to the alarm I raised following the accident at PTI where the police caused the death of a woman and the child.

“The petition was written by one activist called Wong Box.
An inside source told me they are arraigning me along with my colleague in Asaba in the Federal High Court so that we can be remanded to Ogwachiukwu prison.

“This was as a result of the bitterness they already nursed against me for leading the #EndSars protest in Delta State.

“I will appear before them on Thursday, and even if I’m remanded, we will remain resolute in our firm stand against police brutality and victimization.

“The case is being handled by one SP Bola Alabi [/b]from state CID Asaba; he was the person who called me personally to appear before them on Thursday.”

“He has to come first. This is democratic era. Nobody can just infringe on anybody’s right. He has to come and hear the reason he is being called. Even if the Police hold him, it is not the police that have the power to prosecute him. Even if police hold him and charge him to court, it’s the Court’s discretion to know what to do. He should just come.”

[b]The police image maker said he was unaware of the reason the human rights activist was invited.

JONSYN7154:
lol. my wife is Igbo, from mbieri imo state.

JONSYN7154:
the write up is good but I'm sure the writer is an Igbo man.

lilvicky68:
What this man smokes is not made in Nigeria...

OyigboUpdate:
As I never torment una IPOB bingos una no like am

Kinematics:
Its better you write SE and SS instead of SE/SS. These are two different things.



The urge to attach is too strong for ndi potopoto.