Taraba boils again as Fulani Herdsmen, farmers clash; 7 killed!

 

The Taraba police command on Sunday confirmed that seven persons lost their lives in fresh clashes between farmers and cattle grazers in Ananom, Donga Local Government Area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Joseph Kwaji, told journalists on Sunday in Jalingo that several people also sustained injuries in the clashes.

He said that the police mobilised to the area in a bid to maintain law and order, adding that normalcy had been restored to the communities.

Kwaji appealed to the warring parties to lay down their arms and embrace peace for meaningful development in their area.

He appealed to the people to always report suspicious persons to law enforcement agents for immediate action

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Cameroonian soldiers overpower Boko Haram, kill 102 insurgents

 

While Nigeria’s army is struggling to curb the incessant attacks of Boko Haram Islamist sect particularly in the northeast, west African neighbour Cameroon has successfully resisted the sect.

According Reuters report on Sunday 8 June, Cameroonian troops killed two members of the sect on Saturday taking the total number of the sect members killed in a week to 102.

Suspected Boko Haram militants from Nigeria have allegedly attacked a town in Cameroon’s far north on Saturday but local security forces fought them off, killing at least two gunmen, Cameroon’s government said.

Cameroon government spokesperson Issa Tchiroma Bakary said a raid was carried out early on Saturday morning by 50 well-armed gunmen believed to be members of Boko Haram.

“Our defence and security forces fought back immediately. (They) killed two of the assailants, seized one of their vehicles and a Kalashnikov war weapon, forcing them to run back crossing the border into the Nigerian territory,” he said.

Cameroon had deployed 1,000 troops along its border with Nigeria after more than 200 girls were kidnapped by the sect at Chibok Borno State.

It had killed 40 members of the sect on 31 May 2014 shortly after two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were released in the town of Kousseri.

On Wednesday 4 June, Cameroon soldiers killed 60 members of Boko Haram in its territory 24 hours after the sect raided three villages of Danjara, Agapalwa and Antagara in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state killing more than 300 people.

Fonka Awah, governor of far north region of Cameroon, said his office had received information that some Boko Haram members might be hiding in Cameroonian villages, and asked for specialized troops to be deployed.

“Of course yes, without mincing words, after such a situation you reassemble the forces and map out strategies, you galvanize them and put them back into action and I think that is what we have just done,” he told Voice Of America.

Nigeria has accused Cameroon of not doing enough to tackle Boko Haram

 

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Akwa Ibom Young Professionals Canvass for Involvement of Professionals in Politics; Call on Udom Emmanuel to Contest for Governor

There was a new twist to the preparation towards 2015 general elections in Akwa Ibom State, as a group of young professionals on Sunday, in Abuja unveiled Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel as its candidate for the next gubernatorial election in the state.

 


In a forum organised by young Nigerian professionals under the auspices of Akwa Ibom Young Professional Leadership Initiative, it was declared that the participation of Nigerian professionals in the nation's leadership was imperative, hence the need for young professionals to rise to the occasion, to take up the challenges of leadership.

Conveners have disclosed that the choice of Udom Emmanuel stemmed from the fact that he is a professional in his field of endeavour and understands the problems of young aspiring professionals in the state.

Unveiling Udom Emmanuel as the next governor of the state, Otukong Emmanuel Ibiok, Special Adviser to Governor Akpabio on Political and Legislative Affairs said professionals, no matter how young could transform any state or country, stressing on the need for professionals inclusion in governance.

The forum which emphasised on the need to create and sustain conventional and innovative fora for young professionals to contribute to the development of Nigeria, particularly Akwa Ibom State, through debates, and enlightenment programs had Mr. Aniekan Umanah, Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communications, Akwa Ibom State, as the keynote speaker.

Other notable speakers at the event were Barr. Ofonime Enoh, Principal Partner, Lincoln Associates, Abuja. Barr.Abbas Idiong, Yadomah Bukar Mandara (a youth representative at the ongoing National  Conference, Otuekong Emmanuel Ibiok; Special Adviser to the Governor on Bureau of Political and Legislative Affairs and the representative of the State Deputy Governor, Mr. Stephen Leo Ntukekpo.

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