…AK-47 rifle, magazines and other military-related items during a raid on settlements in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation was conducted on August 21, 2026, following intelligence linking the area to the kidnapping of a medical doctor, identified as Dr Abraham Owoicho, who was abducted on Augus…

…ENDURING PEACE, have foiled an attempted kidnapping and rescued four minors in Agingi, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 5:45 p.m. on August 17, 2026 when troops responded to a report that four children had been targeted by suspected kidnappers while returning from the farm. T…

…arrested three suspected kidnappers during a raid on a criminal hideout at Mista-Ali in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation was conducted at about 5:30 p.m. on August 14, 2026 following intelligence reports on the activities of suspected kidnappers operating in the area. The troops raided the id…

…at about 7:00 a.m. and tracked the kidnappers to the Rafin Bauna general area in Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The troops subsequently came under pressure as they intensified their search, forcing the kidnappers to abandon the victim and flee into the surrounding area. Mrs Alfred was found and rescued by th…

…morning attack along the Zanhwran-Nkiedonwro Road in Teegbe village, Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, according to a statement by the Publicity Secretary of Miango Youth Development Association (MYDA), Mr. Weyi Agara, occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026.…

Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have rescued an injured kidnap victim in Mista Ali, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, while efforts continue to locate his son, who was also abducted. The incident occurred on Sunday when troops of Sector 1, OPEP, responded to a distress call over the abduction of Boyi Sau…

…if displaced families are to return permanently. Bassa: Farmers abandon ancestral lands Bassa Local Government Area has also recorded repeated attacks over the years. Communities around Miango, Zike in Kwall District, Kimakpa, Kpachudu, Hwrra, Ta’agbe, Jebbu Miango, Ancha and Kperie have all suffered varying degrees of…

…two teenage herders following the alleged destruction of a farmland in Jos East and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The troops of Sub-Sector 12 responded at about 12:30 p.m. on August 4, 2026 to a report of farmland destruction belonging to Matthew Ezekiel at Kerker Community. On arrival at the scene, th…

…suspected to be herders have k!lled a 60-year-old man, Bulus Turu, in Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The National Publicity Secretary of Irigwe Youth Movement, Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday, 31st July 2026. According to Mr. Yonkpa, the victim…

…Tengwong, noted that communities in Gyel, Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Jos South and parts of Bassa Local Government Area have repeatedly suffered attacks, resulting in deaths, injuries, displacement and disruption of economic activities. It urged security agencies to sustain offensive operations against criminal elements while…

…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.

…have rescued two herders who were injured in an attack by suspected militia members in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Friday. According to the post, the incident occurred around 5.30 pm on June 18 near Rafin Bauna…