…two others injured and 114 cattle rustled in separate incidents reported in Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State in the past few days. The incidents also involved the killing of two cattle and the destruction of crops and farmlands, according to separate statements issued by the Berom Yo…

…suspected high-profile gunrunners during coordinated covert operations in Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The operation followed intelligence received by the Headquarters of OPEP on October 4, 2026, indicating the activities of suspected illegal arms fabricators and gunrunners operating i…

…LIB reported that the deceased was k!lled around Kwi-Beco Road, a community between Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state while he was returning from a community on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family said many questions surrounding his d3ath remain unanswered and require further explanation. He w…

…been killed by suspected gunmen in the Jamus area of Kazok villages, Gashish District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a statement issued by the Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM), its National Publicity Secretary, Rwang Tengwong, identified two of the victims as John Mafulul, 53, and Ezekiel…

…chairman Rwas Paul Danladi on Wednesday evening, October 7, 2026, along the Gashish-Barkin Ladi road.The BYM confirmed the killing in a statement and said two other people were injured in separate attacks across Berom communities on the same day.The association called on the Plateau State Government and security agenci…

…Moulders-Association chairman Rwas Paul Danladi on Wednesday evening along the Gashish-Barkin Ladi roadThe BYM confirmed the killing in a statement and said two other people were injured in separate attacks across Berom communities on the same dayThe association called on the Plateau State Government and security agenc…

…near the boundary between Kuru Jenta in Jos South Local Government Area and Heipang in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.The attack took place at around 11:30 pm on Friday, October 2, 2026, while the victims were working at the site.Suspected gunmen attack a Plateau mining site near Kuru Jenta, killing…

The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN for Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has taken his campaign against alleged Christian genocide in the state to Israel. He is expected to address Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other world leaders on the conte…

…made the call in a post on X on Tuesday, with particular emphasis on communities in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. “The United States commends Nigeria’s strong response to the latest attacks from Fulani militant groups,” the bureau said. “We will continue to work with the Nigerian government to protect Christians i…

…of Operation ENDURING PEACE arrested six suspected illegal miners at Rakwok mining site, Barkin Ladi LGA. “The troops recovered a cutlass, seven torchlights, a mobile phone and other items from the suspects. “In Benue, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE arrested four suspected vandals with vandalised pipelines at Gou, Lo…

…from Jos to Bokkos when their vehicle was reportedly stopped by armed men along the Barkin Ladi-Bokkos road. According to witnesses cited by Kim, the attackers, identified by the witnesses as Fulani militants, mounted a roadblock less than a mile from military checkpoints located on both sides of the road. The assailan…

…State, and later moved to the University of Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory and Barkin Ladi in Plateau State before its final first-phase exercise in Oke-Onigbin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. Speaking at the tree-planting exercise in Oke-Onigbin on Wednesday, the Special Assistant on Projects to th…

…this known while reacting to the collapse of an abandoned tin mine pit at Kassa in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, which killed seven persons. The minister warned illegal miners against risking their lives by entering abandoned pits without licences, saying the tragedy could have been avoided if…

…k!lled a 19-year-old woman and injured two others in an attack at Gana Ropp village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Credible security sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 10:45 p.m. on August 14, 2026 when troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (…

…Plateau In Plateau State, insecurity has disrupted academic activities in Riyom and Barkin Ladi LGAs. Sunday Vanguard identified seven schools in the two LGAs affected by insecurity. They are Government Secondary School, GSS, Shonong, GSS Lwa, LEA Primary School, Hei-Gwe in Kwi District, GSS Fang, LEA Primary School Fa…

…of residents displaced and vast stretches of farmland abandoned. Across Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bassa, Mangu, Jos South, Kanam and Qua’an Pan Local Government Areas, villages that once echoed with children’s laughter, farming activities and bustling markets now bear the scars of repeated attacks. Homes have been ra…

…with their ancestral homeland centred around the Jos Plateau, particularly in Jos South, Barkin Ladi, Riyom and parts of Jos North local government areas. Fulanis, on the other hand, are a widely dispersed pastoralist ethnic group found across Nigeria and West Africa, with communities in several parts of Plateau State,…

…Suicide in Asaba: How we battled to save her life - Father For hundreds of families in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bokkos, Bassa, Mangu and other flashpoints, the past five months have been defined by recurring attacks, mass burials, displacement and shattered livelihoods.Children in some of these rural communities now go to s…

…woman found at dump site in Plateau community Residents of Angwan Durun-Uwa in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were thrown into panic on Thursday after the decomposing body of beheaded woman was discovered inside a sack at a refuse dump in the community. The identity of the deceased is yet to be esta…

…Saturday night when suspected gunmen attacked Sabon-Layi community in Gwol District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack, which occurred at about 10 p.m., has heightened concerns over the persistent insecurity in the area. According to community sources, the assailants stormed the community…

…several suspected terrorists during clearance operations in parts of Jos South, Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas. Security forces have also recovered locally fabricated rifles, ammunition and other weapons while intensifying intelligence gathering around criminal hideouts. Operation Enduring Peace, in a st…

…recurring attacks and reprisal killings in several communities, particularly in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Riyom and Bassa local government areas. The violence has left hundreds dead and displaced thousands of residents in recent years.

…including Jos North, Jos South, Bassa, Mangu, Langtang North, Langtang South, Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Pankshin, Shendam, Qua'an Pan, Kanke, Kanam, Wase, Mikang, Bokkos, and Jos East. "Plateau has paid too high a price on identity questions. A judgment of this magnitude, allegedly undefended by the Local Government Council,…

…insecurity following the reported abduction of two drivers along the Kassa axis of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. According to BYM, the victims were travelling along the road at about 10 p.m. on Thursday when they were intercepted and abducted by armed men. The association called on security agencies to intensify e…

...BYM raises alarm over fresh kidnapping along Kassa-Barkin Ladi road By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Gunmen have killed a pregnant woman and a young man during a fresh attack on Dyan community in Rim Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sources in the community said the attackers stormed the area at about 10 p…