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Berom youth stole three hundred cattle and killed over one hundred and seventy cattle.

05:44 Jul 2 2018 Makurdi, Markurdi, Benue, Nigeria

Description

Abubakar Aliyu, Miyatti allah chairman was live on Channels Television claiming the killings in Benue state were as a result of anti open grazing law. The chairman did not deny. In plateau the Zonal chairman claimed it was because Berom youth stole three hundred cattle and killed over one hundred and seventy cattle. Why are you lying on something well documented?

News Source Link

https://web.facebook.com/groups/265276593545022/permalink/2140570306015632/?comment_id=2141720999233896&reply_comment_id=2141983602540969&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D

Additional Data

Date of Original Posting of the Speech:	Jul 01 2018
Date of Reporting:	Jul 02 2018
Has this Hate Speech Been Used Before?:	No
Does the text use coded language?:	No
Medium of Dissemination:	Facebook post
What Language was the hate speech written in?:	English
Does the speech item does any of the following? (Select all that apply):	Suggest that some people are spoiling the integrity of a group
Does the hate speech call audience to action?:	Not sure
Was the hate speech a reply to a larger post, or an independent post?:	Yes
The Speech is Targeting?:	General Community Members
People Likely to React to the Speech Are?:	General Community Members
Gender of the Speaker:	Male
Location of the Speaker:	North Central
Who is the speaker?:	An Identifiable Commenter
Are they an influential speaker?:	No
Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?:	No
Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?:	moderate 2