Members of Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct immediate arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Owners Association of Nigeria over the alleged threats issued shortly after the Benue State House of Assembly passed the Anti-Open Grazing law, stressing that the recent killings in the state is a fallout of the threat.

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR says, it will prevail on the Cameroonian authorities to quickly resolve the internal crisis in its Northern Province to enable its citizen’s currently taking refuge in Nigeria return back to their country immediately. The Representative of UNHCR in Nigeria and Ecowas, Antonio Jose Canhandula gave this indication when he led a team of the Agency to the two refugee camps set up by Benue State Government for the Cameroonian refugees in Abande, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State in North Central Nigeria.

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II says contrary to widespread report, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) is not a violent organization. He explained that the group was established to protect the fundamental rights of herdsmen as Nigerians including constitutional rights to freedom of movement and the ownership of private and peaceful conduct of their business.

Ivory worth $469,800 smuggled from Nigeria has been seized in Thailand, customs officials said on Friday, January 12. Three elephant tusks and 31 fragments of ivory weighing a combined 148 kilograms were seized at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Kulit Sombatsiri, director general of the customs department told a press conference. The smuggled goods were shipped from Lagos to Bangkok on an Ethiopian Airlines flight on December 20.