Gunmen kill at least 52 people in Nigeria's Plateau state

At least 51 killed in another attack in Nigeria's Plateau state

At least 51 people were killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday in Nigeria's northern Plateau state, residents and Amnesty International said, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left dozens dead.

Gunmen kill four in fresh Plateau, Benue attacks

Fresh violence erupted in Plateau and Benue states on Tuesday as gunmen carried out separate attacks, killing four people and stoking renewed fears of insecurity in Nigeria’s North-Central region. In Plateau State, two residents of Irigwe communities in Bassa Local Government Area were killed in what has been described as coordinated night attacks by suspected […]

IGP deploys tactical teams, drones to plateau as killings escalate in Bokkos

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of advanced tactical assets to Plateau State following renewed violence in Bokkos Local Government Area that has claimed dozens of lives since March 28. This directive, announced on Wednesday by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, comes in response to what he described as “a disturbing surge in brutal attacks and killings” across affected c…

Gunmen Kill at Least 52 People in Nigeria's Plateau State

Gunmen kill at least 52 people in Nigeria's Plateau state: report

Gunmen kill at least 52 people in Nigeria's Plateau state

Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria's northern Plateau state, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders, the national emergency agency said