• Rivers, Imo, S’Kaduna reject cattle coloniesBarely 48 hours after the farm of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, was set ablaze by suspected herdsmen, elders of Akure Kingdom in Ondo State have warned that next attack would result in internecine war. The elders also advised the nomads to desist from attacking other farmers in the area to avoid tribal clashes between them and the indigenes. Apart from the killing of people in his farm, neighbouring farms have also been attacked by these gun-wielding herdsmen. “The recent burning of Chief Falae’s plantation by these same elements calls for worry. In a statement yesterday in Owerri by the Commissioner for Information, Prof. Nnamdi Obiareri, the Imo government denied having plans to cede any land for the project.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2018 04:30 UTC