South-East farmers demand N9bn from FG over herdsmen’s menace
Tony Okafor, Awka
Farmers under the platform of the Eastern Farmers’ Association have demanded N9bn from the Federal Government as compensation for the destruction of their crops and farmlands by herdsmen and their animals.
The group decried what it called the Federal Government’s neglect over the losses incurred by farmers as a result of the activities of herdsmen and their cattle over the years.
It said the compensation was to mitigate the losses.
“Since the advent of the Fulani herdsmen in the eastern region, the Federal Government has been paying lip service to the monumental destruction of our crops and farmland,” the group said.
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Bandits plan to acquire anti-aircraft missiles –Gumi
Oladimeji Ramon and Tony Okafor
Influential Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, has disclosed that bandits operating in the northern states forests are planning to acquire anti-aircraft missiles to repeal attacks by the military.
Gumi, who recently went into forests in Zamfara State, to discuss with the bandits who have killed and rendered many people homeless, said his interaction with the bandits showed that they engage in kidnapping and collection of ransom for the purpose of raising money to buy weapons.
Northern states have for long been under the siege of bandits who carry out relentless attacks on villagers, killing and maiming people, setting houses ablaze, and displacing villagers.
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Tony Okafor, Awka
A retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Celestine Okoye, has joined the All Progressives Congress in Anambra State.
The retired DIG on Wednesday registered as a member of the APC at his polling unit of Ward 3, Awka, in the Awka South Local Government Area.
“We should stop deceiving ourselves with APGA for it cannot take Anambra and the South-East anywhere.
“I’m interested in the area of strategies on how to win the election and bring Anambra APC to the centre.”
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Ejidike said, “We cannot continue to be on the sidelines. APC has done so much for South-East and Anambra State in areas of infrastructural development. And the only way we can get more is to join the mainstream and 2023 is a sure banker for Igbo as it regards the Presidency.”