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disturbing photographs and reports from
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Bonu state on Thursday evening indicated
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that suspected herdsmen have taken
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control of Cheto community in Ukum local
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government area of the state with some
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photographs made available online showed
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the suspected armed herdsmen patrolling
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the Cheeto main market and the
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divisional police headquarters and the
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residents in the area appeared to have
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scampered for safety it was gathered
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that the armed herdsmen started moving
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in droves on Wednesday evening into the
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local government area that have
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witnessed series of attacks and killings
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previously prince Tyodu Levus on his
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Facebook post on Wednesday evening wrote
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and stated that hundreds of well-armed
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herdsmen are still arriving at Cheto in
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Ukum brandishing their weapons
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government will not do anything till the
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attack will be launched successfully and
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the governor will detail his deputy to
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visit the area wter egg Ikarta on his
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exocial media profile on Thursday
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evening tweeted with photographs of the
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armed herdsman patrolling the cheto
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community and said thus this is Cheto a
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small town in Ukam local government area
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of Bonu state today since yesterday the
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bandits stormed the village in their
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numbers doing anything they like if you
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try to stop them they will shoot and
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kill you then more will come at night to
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finish the job bonu is under siege our
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lives are in danger this evening armed
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fani herdsmen about 600 in numbers have
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taken over our communities this evening
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a resident stated as reported by Sahare
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reporters they're currently moving
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around towns in Hookham local government
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area of Bonu state no security personnel
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at all governor Aliyia didn't send
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security they said the operation me will
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start soon once they herders have
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observed the place armed men suspected
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to be herdsmen had attacked three
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communities in a Tukpo local government
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area on Wednesday barely a day after 11
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people were killed in a deadly raid on a
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Toby community the latest victims of the
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escalating violence were Amiki Odajay
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and Ogamaju communities that had
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previously suffered an attack in
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February which left five people dead
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however the renewed attack has created
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fear and mass displacement among
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residents with women and children
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fleeing to safety bu state governor
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Hyasanthalia in a statement a few days
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ago stated that I am deeply committed to
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ensuring the safety and well-being of
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our people our state has faced increased
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security challenges in recent times with
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targeted attacks on specific local
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government areas including Quande Ukam
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Katsina Logo GW West Atuko Agatu etc the
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people in these areas have endured
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unimaginable hardship and it's time for
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us to take decisive action the BNU state
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governor in an earlier statement during
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the week said the Nigeria chief of
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defense staff general Christopher Musa
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has sent delegations to the state as an
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advisory security team to assess the
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security situation in the state the
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governor said in quote "Yesterday I had
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an interactive session with the advisory
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team sent by the chief of defense staff
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General Christopher Musa to assess the
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security situation in the state held at
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the government house Mccertie as part of
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our ongoing efforts to combat insecurity
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I am pleased to announce that BNU state
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will be convening a security summit
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aimed at finding lasting solutions to
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the security challenges facing our
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communities this summit will bring
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together key stakeholders from both the
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public and private sectors as we work
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collaboratively to protect our people
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and restore peace in our state i want to
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assure the people of Bonu that we are
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fully committed to ending these
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senseless killings and the displacement
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of our people in addition to the
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upcoming summit I am currently in
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discussions with my fellow governors in
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the north central region to organize a
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north central security summit aimed at
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further strengthening our collective
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efforts in addressing the security
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crisis affecting our region i want to
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express my deepest gratitude to the
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sides for his commitment to ensuring
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peace returns to BNU i also urge the
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advisory team to extend their visit to
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our neighboring states of Taba and
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Nasarawa as we share borders and must
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work together to achieve lasting peace
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together we will restore peace to Bonu
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state and the entire North Central
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