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Fulani Gunmen Kidnapped 2, Robbed & Killed 8 On Benin Ore Road As Policemen Ran For Cover
Gridlock caused by attack
Feb 7, 2018 – Fulani Herdsmen Turned Robbers Kidnapped 2, Robbed & Killed 8 Passengers On Benin Ore Expressway As Policemen Ran For Cover
At least 8 persons were shot dead on Tuesday while two persons were kidnapped when gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked passengers on Ore-Benin Road in Odigbo LGA Area of Ondo State.
Several others were critically injured in the attack carried out around 4p.m. when buses coming from Benin and heading to Lagos or coming from Lagos and heading to Benin or Akure were attacked.
According to a female student, who survived the attack, the armed men shot sporadically at the buses and forced the passengers to flee, leaving their buses and belongings on the road.
The terrified lady told our correspondent that the incident caused gridlock for hours on the Ore-Benin-Lagos Expressway.
The female student, who spoke with our correspondent on the phone, said she was returning from school when they ran into the herdsmen on the road.
She said:
“I’m schooling at Igbinedion University, Okada. I had planned to return to Lagos on Sunday but when my friend told me her parents were coming to pick her, I decided to go with them and save my money.
“We set out early. We got to Ore about 2:30p.m. But immediately we got to a village after Ore 30 minutes later, we saw three commercial buses parked on the highway in between the buses were two cars. We all thought it was traffic.”
The student added that the traffic had built up. But before she knew what was happening, some people who dressed in Fulani regalia came out of the buses and started aiming at the tyres of vehicles in the traffic.
“Before we knew what was happening, they started shooting those who tried to escape into the bush and a lot of people were killed in the process.
“They operated unchallenged, there was serious commotion on the expressway; even the villagers also run for their lives. It was a driver of a sport utility vehicle who came from behind and chased the herdsmen away from the road.”
Another survivor said the armed men used one of the vehicles snatched to block the highway and robbed passengers.
He said one of the buses on sighting the robbers ran into the ditch and left the passengers seriously wounded.
The source said many of the passengers ran into the bush while two 18-seater buses, one commercial car and a private car were robbed.
Others buses belong to Young Shall Grow and Iyare Motors.
For 30 minutes, the source said, vehicles could not move on the major road linking the states as policemen who were at various roadblocks on the road ran for cover. He said the situation was brought under control after the military men moved in to dislodge the gunmen.

Imahuor Johnson
February 7, 2018 at 5:27 AM
These are hopeless remnant of boko haram not just fulani hersdmen receive sense people
Evlo
February 9, 2018 at 3:19 AM
As long as the God of Abraham, Elijah,David still live. My brothers God will answer our prayers
Oyinkansola daniel
February 7, 2018 at 6:58 AM
there is no hope for this country again. I have lost faith
Diekolade
February 8, 2018 at 5:44 PM
@Oyinkansola Daniel, if you say’there is no hope for this country again’. It means there is no you again. We all need to wake up and stop tormenting Nigeria by what we say. See good around Nigeria and not evil. Shit happens all over the world, not only in Nigeria.
DB
February 7, 2018 at 7:50 AM
I may have my utmost dislike and reservations for the fulani herders but this is simply a case of armed robbers disguising as fulani. You cant call somebody a herdsman if you dont see him with cattle.
Keep it real
February 7, 2018 at 2:56 PM
@DB I stand with you!
Atom
February 8, 2018 at 9:00 AM
The killing was massive (true) could be anyone but Nigeria today is more than just government and the people it’s more about power now and to be honest this isn’t going to end well with all this going on the killing is just rising again cause this is an act of war….and NIGERIANS ARE READY most especially the
#BIAFRAS
#HAUSAS
NOT TOO SURE ABOUT #YORUBAS
Kapol Skipol
February 7, 2018 at 9:01 AM
BUHARI IS A KILLER IS A MONSTER,THEY KILLED MORE THAN TWENTY PEOPLE IN THAT BUS,I SAW THE VIDEO,BUHARI,YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE DEATH THIS YEAR WITH YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY,COME ND ARREST ME AM RESIDING IN IKEJA CANTONMENT BARACK IN BLOCK 6,COME NOW AM A PRIVATE SOLDIER kUNLE ADUBIARO,COME TO ARREST ME,FUCK YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY,YOU WILL NEVER WITNESS PEACE AGAIN,SO MANY LIFE HAS BEEN WASTED IN THIS BLOOD SUCKING ADMINISTRATION,BUHARI YOU WILL DIE WITH YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY THIS YEAR
Diekolade
February 8, 2018 at 5:49 PM
Oga, you need not to rant here. Tell your boss and he will deliver your message to the president. As for me: Long live to Buhari. I am sure u are not God. Pray and change ur life first’private’. Then we can see the potent of ur prayer.
LT.Ibrahim Umar ...62 RC Morga BN November Delta Alpha
February 8, 2018 at 10:37 PM
Hello Kunle Adubiaro…I put it to you that you are not a personnel of Nigeria Army and we don’t have room indiscipline in the Nigeria Army,,,… I urge you diciest from Impersonation and deforming the proud image of the Organization… LT.Ibrahim Umar …62 RC Morga BN November Delta Alpha
Kapol Skipol
February 7, 2018 at 9:05 AM
DEAR NIGERIANS,GET YOURSELF PREPARED FOR A SELF DEFENSE,LOOK FOR CONFIRM ammunition for self defense NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER
LT.Ibrahim Umar ...62 RC Morga BN November Delta Alpha
February 8, 2018 at 10:40 PM
Then be prepared to face the wroth of the law…no one is exempted… you have no Right to be in possession of firm arms
Ogbunka
February 7, 2018 at 12:01 PM
#NnamdiKanu Nnamdi Kanu 6th Feb. 2014
“As they campaign vigorously for elections, you would think, they are coming to grow the economy, enthrone justice, breed unity and tolerance, love for one another.
No, they are coming to elevate Hausa-Fulani supremacy, to reposition the security agencies by sacking all competent hands and replace them with their kinsmen to drive their ethnic domination of the Biafrans, the Fulani herdsmen will be armed and encouraged to slaughter us with impunity, and their masters will protect them.
They are coming to ensure that my people are enslaved forever. Those who do not, believe me, will soon see it happen before their eyes.”
-Nnamdi Kanu 6th Feb. 2014
Juliet
February 8, 2018 at 12:05 PM
My thoughts exactly my dear. He foresaw the future. Everything he said is happening. This is just the beginning. I’ll vote Buhari this time.
I never voted in the last election. So he’ll keep restructuring and fight corruption.
LT.Ibrahim Umar ...62 RC Morga BN November Delta Alpha
February 8, 2018 at 10:42 PM
Nigeria is our nation… Lets uphold peace and unity… Equal right and justice is prevailing now… One indivisible Nigeria
anonymous
February 7, 2018 at 12:11 PM
Either remnant of bokoharam or not, what is the president doing about it. These blood sucking deamons are on a killing rampage and the president sits comfortably in his office doing nothing. Security of life and property comes first.
SIM
February 7, 2018 at 12:48 PM
this is the consequences of voting a coward as president. when a pride of lion is being led by a cow, they behave like cow. we must cease to behave like cows and vote out Buhari in 2019.
Diekolade
February 8, 2018 at 5:54 PM
You are an alien. You dare call President Buhari a coward. I am still laughing. Go on and ask your bro and sis in the 80’s. Go back to history jare.
Ekene
February 7, 2018 at 3:20 PM
Is it not time that the government should legalize guns for every body ? How many more lives have to be sacrificed for Nigerian government government to undestand that a country with one police man to 850000 citizens can not work out!
Jude
February 7, 2018 at 4:01 PM
Even the one police man is still killing the people he is suppose to look after lol terrible country I most say
iron bar
February 7, 2018 at 4:06 PM
Give us state police and empower them with training and super arms.it will.quench this agressions immediately
Myles
February 7, 2018 at 5:04 PM
If the government will not protect us, at least start issuing gun license to us the citizens! I’d rather fighting than have one goro-toothed idiot come use me as target practice all because the government we have in Nigeria is centered around stealing from us the citizens now they are staking our lives in their stupid region to region favor pattern of governance! All of you will be ashamed one day to say you have served this country in any capacity!!!
ADE EAGLE
February 7, 2018 at 5:29 PM
i can see the civil war coming soon if Buhari wins next election
mulikat
February 7, 2018 at 5:32 PM
if so call force marriage call naija,will still stand to be. we need State Police with super gun and training from western world.every state police is their to defend innocent people.they must kill any robbers,kidnappers, ritualist, cultis ,Fulani Herdmens and boko harms.if not is time to call for seperation,naija is to big to rule with people that love only their own race and religion brothers.backward race in 2018,few that can read and write ,they are their to milk dry the coffer,when you say something ,they bring religion.4 now OPC ,Military and traditionalist people should come together to save innocent people from Benin-Lagos Road and other roads in s.w,pls.s.w,should not vote,they should come out to say Referendum to vote ,out of force marriage naija.other parts e.g.s.s,s.e,and mid-belt will do the same.why their is word call divorce, is because,if marriage is not working, or go bad,you ask 4 divorce,nothing is working in this force union of over 100 ys.not door die, let everybody answer is father name.
mulikat
February 7, 2018 at 5:36 PM
if so call force marriage call naija,will still stand to be. we need State Police with super gun and training from western world.every state police is their to defend innocent people.they must kill any robbers,kidnappers, ritualist, cultis ,Fulani Herdmens and boko harms.if not is time to call for seperation,naija is to big to rule with people that love only their own race and religion brothers.backward race in 2018,few that can read and write ,they are their to milk dry the coffer,when you say something ,they bring religion.4 now OPC ,Military and traditionalist people should come together to save innocent people from Benin-Lagos Road and other roads in s.w,pls.s.w,should not vote,they should come out to say Referendum to vote ,out of force marriage naija.other parts e.g.s.s,s.e,and mid-belt will do the same.why their is word call divorce, is because,if marriage is not working, or go bad,you ask 4 divorce,nothing is working in this force union of over 100 ys.not do or die, let everybody answer is father name.we are not one, in 1000 ys,we will never be one, total didfferent people and thinking,they love blood,killing in the nameof God and Religion,tell my people,for hwo long,to use same passport,with this kind of animal,in human skin.
Sucess
February 7, 2018 at 6:18 PM
All those that are complaining now were shouting sia buhari some few years back. Pls we should endure it because we caused it ourselves. I pray that the president will continue to teach us listen of refusing goodluck
J. B. Hunter
February 7, 2018 at 7:05 PM
Buhari why na?
Engr. Chydon
February 7, 2018 at 7:44 PM
Am dissapointed in this PMB govt. God take take control.
Jilo
February 7, 2018 at 8:40 PM
This is a big issue now in our Country. I think it is time for each State in this Republic to defend itself. I still believe in stop and search for now until the situation becomes less intense. If there are group of Fulani people who cannot give a better explanation of their mission in Southern State they should be charged to the Court. If they were caught with weapons, they should be given instant judgement. If these people aware that there is a state you cannot mess with, trust me they will never dare coming to that state. The issue of these Fulanis is becoming problematic and we must stop it right now.
The Governor of Benue state has given the farmers right to fight back and we will see who is going to have an upper hand. Although I believe this issue has some political undertones and some politicians are behind orchestrating this attack in order to discredit this administration but every state has to find way to defend itself in Nigeria. Some of these Fulanis arrested earlier migrated from Niger and they spoke French. All of them were disappeared before their court date.
Charles. Edwin
February 7, 2018 at 9:22 PM
Too bad, God help us.
Randolph
February 9, 2018 at 5:46 PM
Lt ibrahim umar wit due respect sir, d incident people are lamenting over did it actuakky happen or not. I think dats wat we hv to address for now to avoid civil unrest and anarchy instead of telling us wu is impersonating or not.
Ola
February 9, 2018 at 9:26 PM
Armed robbers have develop new tactic, they now dress like Fulani’s jux 2 rob and cause havoc d earlier we realise dis d better.. Buhari or no buhari people shud let him be cum 2019 everyone shud endeavor 2 vote and let’s c if Nigerians won’t complain about d new president.. Its high time we kip shut and take action….. We complain 2 much