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Some gunmen in Taraba State have abducted Mr. Samuel Paul, a shoe cobbler in the state.

Paul is widely known for his shoe manufacturing company in the state, Sam P Craft.

The kidnappers abducted Paul on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.

A resident of the community who narrated the incident to SaharaReporters said the kidnappers shot sporadically into the air when they invaded the community to give them freedom to carry out their heinous act.

“When the kidnappers stormed and started shooting sporadically before his abduction. The victim was on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.”

It was gathered that the family of the victim is yet to formally complain to security agencies in the state for fear that he might be killed.

Also, Paul, according to relatives, has been running the shoe manufacturing company for nearly 10 years in Taraba and has established partnerships with Konga Mall as well as Jumia online platforms in Nigeria.

At the time of writing this story, one cannot ascertain as to whether the suspected Kidnappers has made demand for ransom or not.

Sam P Craft has become a leading footwear brand in the Northeast that's selling across multiple distribution channels in the country.

The company has employed more than 30 people on its payroll and has trained more than 400 youths on footwear design, product development from corporate, government and individual sponsorships.

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Some gunmen in Taraba State have abducted Mr. Samuel Paul, a shoe cobbler in the state.

Paul is widely known for his shoe manufacturing company in the state, Sam P Craft.

The kidnappers abducted Paul on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.

A resident of the community who narrated the incident to SaharaReporters said the kidnappers shot sporadically into the air when they invaded the community to give them freedom to carry out their heinous act.

“When the kidnappers stormed and started shooting sporadically before his abduction. The victim was on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.”

It was gathered that the family of the victim is yet to formally complain to security agencies in the state for fear that he might be killed.

Also, Paul, according to relatives, has been running the shoe manufacturing company for nearly 10 years in Taraba and has established partnerships with Konga Mall as well as Jumia online platforms in Nigeria.

At the time of writing this story, one cannot ascertain as to whether the suspected Kidnappers has made demand for ransom or not.

Sam P Craft has become a leading footwear brand in the Northeast that's selling across multiple distribution channels in the country.

The company has employed more than 30 people on its payroll and has trained more than 400 youths on footwear design, product development from corporate, government and individual sponsorships.

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Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie SaharaReporters Media

Felix Akinde, the Commercial driver who was kidnapped on Akure/Ikere road has been released.

Mr. Akinde was set free on Saturday midnight after spending four nights in captivity, and with his abductors.

SaharaReporters gathered that his release followed series of negotiations between the driver's family and the kidnappers.

A source who confirmed the release of Mr. Akinde to SaharaReporters on Sunday night, said the driver was set free by his kidnappers along the bush path on the Akure/Ado road.

He also disclosed that the total sum of Five hundred thousand naira was paid by the families before he could be free from captivity.

"He (Akinde) was released Saturday evening by his abductors, and we all saw him looking rough and dirty.

"The driver was released after those kidnappers negotiated ransom with his family members and the union.

"I wish you could see how the driver was terribly flogged and beaten wit some bruises all over his body. 

"Don't forget that the hoodlums first requested five million naira but later beat it down to a sum of N2 million.

"Later on Friday, they called in again and asked his family to pay the sum of N1 million but they all pleaded to pay five hundred thousand naira.

"I am aware that one of his brothers in the family drove down to dropped the ransom at a location as directed by the abductors," the source said.

Mr. Akinde was kidnapped last Tuesday along Iju/Ita ogbolu road.

The abduction of Mr. Akinde, who is a membe of National Union of Road Transport Workers sparked reaction from residents of Ondo and Ekiti on the spate of insecurity in the states.

Earlier on Thursday, the kidnappers had demanded a sum of N5 million as ransom from Mr. Akinde's family.

It was authoritatively gathered that the ransom was later reduced to N2 million after series of negotiation.

Femi Joseph, spokesman for police in Ondo State confirmed the release of Mr. Akinde in a telephone chat.

Mr. Joseph, however, added that the officers of the police command are working in collaborations with other sister security agencies in the state to arrest the perpetrators.

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Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie SaharaReporters Media

Felix Akinde, the Commercial driver who was kidnapped on Akure/Ikere road has been released.

Mr. Akinde was set free on Saturday midnight after spending four nights in captivity, and with his abductors.

SaharaReporters gathered that his release followed series of negotiations between the driver's family and the kidnappers.

A source who confirmed the release of Mr. Akinde to SaharaReporters on Sunday night, said the driver was set free by his kidnappers along the bush path on the Akure/Ado road.

He also disclosed that the total sum of Five hundred thousand naira was paid by the families before he could be free from captivity.

"He (Akinde) was released Saturday evening by his abductors, and we all saw him looking rough and dirty.

"The driver was released after those kidnappers negotiated ransom with his family members and the union.

"I wish you could see how the driver was terribly flogged and beaten wit some bruises all over his body. 

"Don't forget that the hoodlums first requested five million naira but later beat it down to a sum of N2 million.

"Later on Friday, they called in again and asked his family to pay the sum of N1 million but they all pleaded to pay five hundred thousand naira.

"I am aware that one of his brothers in the family drove down to dropped the ransom at a location as directed by the abductors," the source said.

Mr. Akinde was kidnapped last Tuesday along Iju/Ita ogbolu road.

The abduction of Mr. Akinde, who is a membe of National Union of Road Transport Workers sparked reaction from residents of Ondo and Ekiti on the spate of insecurity in the states.

Earlier on Thursday, the kidnappers had demanded a sum of N5 million as ransom from Mr. Akinde's family.

It was authoritatively gathered that the ransom was later reduced to N2 million after series of negotiation.

Femi Joseph, spokesman for police in Ondo State confirmed the release of Mr. Akinde in a telephone chat.

Mr. Joseph, however, added that the officers of the police command are working in collaborations with other sister security agencies in the state to arrest the perpetrators.

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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has described the establishment of cattle rearing settlement for herdsmen as a move to colonize the country.

The group said this in a statement on Sunday claiming that the move by the Federal Government is against the unity of the country as the herdsmen have engaged in killings of innocent Nigerians in different parts of the country.

They insisted that anyone who wants to do cattle business should on his or her own approach the Government of the state concerned to buy land and establish ranches under the prevailing regulations of such state.

“The idea is repugnant, repulsive and provocative as it seeks to colonize  the rest of Nigeria under the guise of promoting cattle rearing ,which is private business that should not have the involvement of any responsible government, as lining the might of the Federal Government behind the business of one ethnic group in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria can only come from a government that is not interested in its unity.

“In the last four years, we have seen the rate at which the Fulani herdsmen have turned non-Fulani communities into killings fields with the government turning a blind eye to all their crimes while using the instrumentalities of state to defend and shield them from interrogation,” the group said.

The group asserted that the establishment of the settlements would give the herdsmen more effrontery to attack and kill host communities adding that the country is yet to try and convict any herdsmen for murder despite reports of killings.

“We challenge the Federal Government to tell us any court in the country where any herdsman is being tried today for all the killings, kidnappings, raping of women and destruction of farmland they have carried out against innocent citizens. As if the sinful silence of the government is not enough, it has now decided on a provocative measure to secure territories for them in all the 36 states of the federation.

“If the herdsmen as wanderers had perpetrated untold crimes against Indigenous people on a scale that is nothing but genocidal. It is left to the imagination what they would do when the Federal Government of Nigeria now force them on these communities as landlords.

“In no time, the Fulani herdsmen would make situation hellish for their host communities and life will become much more unbearable for them. The Fulanis across Africa would move in droves to these settlements and Nigeria will at the speed of lightning become an exclusive Fulani territory in West Africa.”

The leaders’ forum vehemently rejected the settlement and also claimed that the constitution of the country gives the state not federal government the control of lands.

“We therefore reject any attempt to establish any Fulani colony within our space in Southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. We warn all our Governors not to succumb to any pressure to cede an inch of our land for this awful project as any governor who does so would be seen as an enemy of the people he governs.

“Constitutionally and as affirmed by the Supreme Court, all land in each state is vested in the governor and not the Federal Government.

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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has described the establishment of cattle rearing settlement for herdsmen as a move to colonize the country.

The group said this in a statement on Sunday claiming that the move by the Federal Government is against the unity of the country as the herdsmen have engaged in killings of innocent Nigerians in different parts of the country.

They insisted that anyone who wants to do cattle business should on his or her own approach the Government of the state concerned to buy land and establish ranches under the prevailing regulations of such state.

“The idea is repugnant, repulsive and provocative as it seeks to colonize  the rest of Nigeria under the guise of promoting cattle rearing ,which is private business that should not have the involvement of any responsible government, as lining the might of the Federal Government behind the business of one ethnic group in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria can only come from a government that is not interested in its unity.

“In the last four years, we have seen the rate at which the Fulani herdsmen have turned non-Fulani communities into killings fields with the government turning a blind eye to all their crimes while using the instrumentalities of state to defend and shield them from interrogation,” the group said.

The group asserted that the establishment of the settlements would give the herdsmen more effrontery to attack and kill host communities adding that the country is yet to try and convict any herdsmen for murder despite reports of killings.

“We challenge the Federal Government to tell us any court in the country where any herdsman is being tried today for all the killings, kidnappings, raping of women and destruction of farmland they have carried out against innocent citizens. As if the sinful silence of the government is not enough, it has now decided on a provocative measure to secure territories for them in all the 36 states of the federation.

“If the herdsmen as wanderers had perpetrated untold crimes against Indigenous people on a scale that is nothing but genocidal. It is left to the imagination what they would do when the Federal Government of Nigeria now force them on these communities as landlords.

“In no time, the Fulani herdsmen would make situation hellish for their host communities and life will become much more unbearable for them. The Fulanis across Africa would move in droves to these settlements and Nigeria will at the speed of lightning become an exclusive Fulani territory in West Africa.”

The leaders’ forum vehemently rejected the settlement and also claimed that the constitution of the country gives the state not federal government the control of lands.

“We therefore reject any attempt to establish any Fulani colony within our space in Southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. We warn all our Governors not to succumb to any pressure to cede an inch of our land for this awful project as any governor who does so would be seen as an enemy of the people he governs.

“Constitutionally and as affirmed by the Supreme Court, all land in each state is vested in the governor and not the Federal Government.

Agriculture Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements : 
https://ift.tt/2Xj8tER

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has described the establishment of cattle rearing settlement for herdsmen as a move to colonize the country.

The group said this in a statement on Sunday claiming that the move by the Federal Government is against the unity of the country as the herdsmen have engaged in killings of innocent Nigerians in different parts of the country.

They insisted that anyone who wants to do cattle business should on his or her own approach the Government of the state concerned to buy land and establish ranches under the prevailing regulations of such state.

“The idea is repugnant, repulsive and provocative as it seeks to colonize  the rest of Nigeria under the guise of promoting cattle rearing ,which is private business that should not have the involvement of any responsible government, as lining the might of the Federal Government behind the business of one ethnic group in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria can only come from a government that is not interested in its unity.

“In the last four years, we have seen the rate at which the Fulani herdsmen have turned non-Fulani communities into killings fields with the government turning a blind eye to all their crimes while using the instrumentalities of state to defend and shield them from interrogation,” the group said.

The group asserted that the establishment of the settlements would give the herdsmen more effrontery to attack and kill host communities adding that the country is yet to try and convict any herdsmen for murder despite reports of killings.

“We challenge the Federal Government to tell us any court in the country where any herdsman is being tried today for all the killings, kidnappings, raping of women and destruction of farmland they have carried out against innocent citizens. As if the sinful silence of the government is not enough, it has now decided on a provocative measure to secure territories for them in all the 36 states of the federation.

“If the herdsmen as wanderers had perpetrated untold crimes against Indigenous people on a scale that is nothing but genocidal. It is left to the imagination what they would do when the Federal Government of Nigeria now force them on these communities as landlords.

“In no time, the Fulani herdsmen would make situation hellish for their host communities and life will become much more unbearable for them. The Fulanis across Africa would move in droves to these settlements and Nigeria will at the speed of lightning become an exclusive Fulani territory in West Africa.”

The leaders’ forum vehemently rejected the settlement and also claimed that the constitution of the country gives the state not federal government the control of lands.

“We therefore reject any attempt to establish any Fulani colony within our space in Southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. We warn all our Governors not to succumb to any pressure to cede an inch of our land for this awful project as any governor who does so would be seen as an enemy of the people he governs.

“Constitutionally and as affirmed by the Supreme Court, all land in each state is vested in the governor and not the Federal Government.

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