Clashes Kill at Least 40 in Central Nigeria

Clashes kill at least 40 in central Nigeria

ALBAWABA - The Red Cross and locals said that at least 40 people were killed during an ambush and gang clashes in central Nigeria.AFP reported that an a

Eight Killed in Brutal Bandit Ambush on Kukawa Village in Plateau State

A devastating ambush by suspected bandits in Kukawa village, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, claimed the lives of at least eight people on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, according to a statement from the Plateau State Police Command. The attack occurred late in the evening around 8:30 PM WAT, targeting residents who had gathered for a community meeting and were dispersing to their homes. Armed assailants, estimated at 15 based on witness …

Eight Killed in Ambush as Armed Group Attacks Kukawa Village in Plateau State - TV360 Nigeria

At least eight people have been confirmed dead following a violent ambush on Kukawa village in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday. The attack, carried out by armed men believed to be part of a group known as “Hulabe”, has once again highlighted the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria’s north-central region. The assault occurred around 2:30 p.m., when over 300 fighters on motorcycles stormed the village under the preten…

How climate-induced conflict is shaping rural Nigeria

As climate change stretches Nigeria’s dry seasons and disrupts traditional grazing patterns, tensions between nomadic herders and settled farmers fuel violent conflict—most intensely just before the planting season. New research shows how repeated exposure to violence shifts labour patterns differently by gender and across agricultural seasons. While households often pivot to non-farm enterprise work, these shifts fail to offset economic losses,…

Ambush, gang clashes kill at least 40 in central Nigeria: Red Cross, residents

An armed gang in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ambush and related attack, the Red Cross and residents told AFP on Tuesday. While the restive state is often the scene of deadly farmer-herder conflicts over dwindling land and natural resources, local officials blamed Sunday’s attacks on “bandits”, as criminal gangs are referred to in Nigeria. For years, the heavily armed gang…

70 vigilantes feared killed in bandits ambush in Plateau

He said the incident occurred just one kilometer away from the main Kukawa town. We have buried more than 60 in Kukawa alone this morning. It is likely that more bodies could be recovered from either side, he said. Musa Ibrahim, a resident of Bunyun, Nyalun ward, Bashar district, Wase Local Government Area, said the []