play_arrow Welcome to Online Radio
The Leading Lifestyle Internet Radio
play_arrow Music 24/7 - Africana
Online Radio
play_arrow Music 24/7 - International
Online Radio
play_arrow Music 24/7 - Gospel
Online Radio
play_arrow Music 24/7 - Latin America
Online Radio
play_arrow Talk Shows - Stay Updated
Online Radio
play_arrow Pillars and Plants - Gospel
Online Radio
play_arrow Audio Stories - A new movie experience
Online Radio
Some women in Uromi, Esan local government area of Edo state, have taken to the streets in their numbers to protest against the activities of herders in the area.
The women who demanded the immediate eviction of herders from the area marched across streets in the town, on Wednesday.
They accused the herders of being responsible for the violence, killings, rape and kidnappings in the area.
Some of the women said they can no longer go to their farms for fear of being raped and killed by herders who take their cows to graze on crops.
The protesters could be heard shouting “Fulani must go” as they block major roads in the town.
In January, the governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, asked herders to vacate the forest reserves over rising insecurity in the state
He said “bad elements” had turned the forest reserves into hideouts for keeping victims of kidnapping, negotiating ransom and carrying out other criminal activities.
The governor’s directive generated different reactions, with Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, faulting the governor for issuing the order.
On Tuesday, governors in the south-east reiterated the ban on open grazing of cattle in the region.
US President, Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-born lawyer, Enoh Ebong as the Acting Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). “The appointment meant a return to USTDA […]
Post comments (0)