Armed Fulani herdmen on Tuesday morning sacked Akure South Local Government Secretariat by chasing workers out of the premises over an alleged disagreement. According to Punch, it took the intervention of the Ondo State Commissioner of police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Pedro Ideba, who deployed their men in the council, before the situation was brought under control.

The Commissioner of Police, Borno state Command, Damian Chukwu has clarified that the 10 women released by Boko Haram along with three University of Maiduguri lecturers are not Police personnel. The Commissioner of Police stated this on Monday while addressing newsmen at the Monthly Police Officers' meeting. He said reports suggesting that the women are Police officers were misleading.

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has ordered the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), to expose criminals and killer herdsmen amongst them. The monarch who stated this on Sunday in Minna, the Niger State capital during a national executive council meeting of MACBAN regretted that Fulani herdsmen were being generally painted as criminals because of the activities of the few bad eggs.

The abducted University of Maiduguri Lecturers and wives of Police Officers kidnapped by Boko Haram have been released. Their release was disclosed on Saturday in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement expressed delight over the development and hinted that the victims were being debriefed by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which dismissed the appeal on no-case submission filed by Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Metuh is standing trial for allegedly receiving N400 million from the office of the former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki.

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will establish a Forward Operational Base (FOB) in Taraba State, as part of plans to further tackle the incessant herdsmen-farmers clash in the country. The CAS, who announced the plans while delivering a lecture to participants of National Defence College (NDC) Course 26 in Abuja, also announced plans to establish a Quick Response Wing along the Benue-Nassarawa Axis.