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Washington Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Gunmen kill at least 20 people in an attack in central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria, local authorities said Wednesday. The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in Tahoss, in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, state assembly member Dewan Gabriel said in a statement.
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Gunmen kill at least 20 people in an attack in central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria, local authorities said Wednesday. The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in Tahoss, in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, state assembly member Dewan Gabriel said in a statement. Graphic videos and photographs on social media platforms showed what appeared to be corpses and burnt down houses in the aftermath of the attack. Sati Shuwa, a local elected official in charge of the area, said the assailants, armed with guns and machetes, were undeterred by the presence of security personnel as they burned down houses during the raid. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings, but such attacks are common in Nigeria's northern region where local herders and farmers often clash over limited access to land and water. The prolonged conflict has become deadlier in recent years, with authorities and analysts warning that more herdsmen are taking up arms. Last month, gunmen killed at least 150 people in the neighboring Benue state. 'The rising attacks in Riyom Local Government Area have become alarming, creating a state of fear and insecurity that must be addressed urgently,' Gabriel said. He acknowledged the efforts of the government and security agencies, but called for a change in tactics to tackle the situation effectively.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
'We dey bury pipo almost everiday now' - man tok afta 27 pipo die fresh attack for Plateau state
Pipo dey live in fear and panic afta one fresh attack wey suspected gunmen carry out kill 27 pipo. Tori be say most of di victims na women and children, for one early morning attack wey happun on Tuesday for Bindi (Jebu) village, Tahoss community, Riyom Local Goment Area of Plateau State northern Nigeria. Plenty oda pipo wound for di attack. National Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders-Association, Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri, yarn give BBC News Pidgin say di incident wey happun don bring back serious worry about how safe rural communities dey for di state. "Around 5pm (WAT) on Monday, our pipo see suspicious movement of some suspected armed Fulani from one settlement wey dem dey call Bangai Fulani for the district. I sharply call di sector commander say na di distress call I receive. "I call back again, dem tell me say dem don already see di suspected Fulani and say military don already take over di area." E add say di attack wey kill 27 pipo including women and children happun on Tuesday. "Around 3am, hundreds of dem enta di whole area. Di vigilante pipo try resist dem, and military position demselves for two different places. Di attack lead to the death of 27 pipo, odas don bin wunjur, and also dem burn some houses." E still tok say up till now, pipo still dey live for fear, and dat one don make dem no fit even do mass burial for di pipo wey die. Mwantiri beg both state and federal goment make dem investigate how security pipo no fit stop di attack even though dem know say security threat dey for di area before di attack. Di Chairman of Riyom Local Gment Area of Plateau State still confam di attack, say e happun wen pipo dey sleep. E tell BBC Hausa say plenty pipo don turn homeless sake of di recent attack. "Di villagers begin dey see torchlights for night, den pipo begin shout. Dem tell security say sometin wan happun. We neva identify all di pipo wey wound finish," e tok. E still add say "Now everiday dem dey bury pipo, and everi wia pipo dey turn internally displaced persons sake of attacks. For now dem dey get help from goment and some NGOs wey dey give dem food, clothes and oda relief items." The local goment chairman beg pipo make dem calm down and no take law for dia hand. "We dey always tok with Fulani and oda tribes as part of di way to find peace. We go still try make dem send more security pipo come di area." Wen BBC News Pidgin contact Plateau State Police Command tok-tok persin, DSP Alfred Alabo, e say dem still dey gada information and dem go release press statement.
Al Bawaba
08-07-2025
- Al Bawaba
Clashes kill at least 40 in central Nigeria
Published July 8th, 2025 - 08:53 GMT 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 armed group in Plateau state killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ambush and related attack. State Red Cross secretary Nuruddeen Hussain Magaji said in a statement that "hundreds of vigilantes were ambushed" Sunday in the village of Kukawa. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
BBC News
24-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Wetin di lynching of travellers for Plateau state torchlight concerning insecurity for Nigerian roads
"I lose two sons and oda relatives because of dis wicked act by mob, my husband leave me with 13 children". Na so Faji Sani, wey lose her pikin, husband and oda relatives for di attack on travellers for Plateau state tok. Mrs Sani dey ask di govment for justice and compensation. Di recent killing wey happun for Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, North central Nigeria wia mob kill some travellers, don cause serious reactions in di kontri. Di victims bin dey travel from Zaria for Kaduna State on Saturday to go attend wedding for Qua'an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, wen mob intercept dem for Mangun district. Some of di travellers die for di scene, while odas sustain different kaind injury, and dem dey hospital now for treatment. Authorities for Nigeria say about 13 pipo die afta some pipo ambush one bus wey belong to Ahmadu Bello University for Zaria. Kaduna State Govnor, Senator Uba Sani, don condemn di killing as e describe di attack as "wicked and senseless" and e insist say dis kain tin no suppose go free witout punishment. "No reason dey to attack any Nigerian for any part of di country" di govnor tell BBC Hausa. "Dis kain wickedness suppose make everibodi vex, and dem must find dos wey do am and deal with dem well." Govnor Sani tell im counterpart for Plateau State, Govnor Caleb Mutfwang, make e act, join hand wit security pipo so justice go happun. "I go follow di investigation myself. We must show say impunity no go dey allowed again" im add. President Bola Tinubu wey also condemn di killing say di attack dey "unacceptable and barbaric." E don also order all security agencies make dem catch di pipo wey do am and carry dem go face justice. "Freedom to waka anywia for Nigeria na right wey nobodi fit collect. We no go allow anybody or any group use violence or fear try stop citizens from moving freely." Dis recent attack on travellers for Plateau state don bring up di tok about di safety of travellers for Nigerian roads, as e no be di first time e dey hapun. Dis attack dey come months after anoda attack on travellers for Edo State, for southern Nigeria, wia mob kill some travellers - hunters - wey bin dey travel to Kano for northern Nigeria through Uromi. For 2018, one Nigerian Army officer wey be former Chief of Administration, Major General Mohammed Idris Alkali (rtd), go missing wen e dey travel from Abuja go Bauchi. Later dem find im dead bodi for Plateau State, according to reports. Wetin dey worrying now be say apart from bandits wey dey kidnap or kill pipo for road, if person dey travel for road, e fit still fall victim of mob lynching for Nigerian highways. 'Lack of consequence na part of wetin dey make lynching of travellers dey hapun' Some pipo don chook eye say, di extra-judicial killings of travellers for Nigerian roads fit don come up as a result of di rise of insecurity and persistent attacks on communities by armed men, weda dem be herdsmen or bandits. But security expert, Auwal Bala, wey be Senior Private Security Consultant for Borno State, believe say di main reason why pipo dey lynch travellers for Nigerian roads na sake of say, dos wey dey do am no dey face punishment. E tell BBC Pidgin say, some of di mobs wey dey do dis kind tin get political, ethnic or religious reasons behind am. "Some dey do am sake of politics, religion, some becos of tribe, but anyhow e be, nobody get right to kill person just like dat even if di person commit offence" oga Bala tok. E also tok say even wit all di insecurity kasala wey dey Nigeria now, pipo no suppose take law for dia hand. "You no fit just dey kill travellers sake of your area dey face security wahala, you suppose consult or confirm who dem be. Even if dem be suspect, carry dem go police or authorities pipo no suppose dey use insecurity as excuse" e tok. Wetin fit be di solution? Di security analyst tok say di only way to stop dis kain attack on travellers na if goment and court begin punish pipo wey dey do am, witout looking face, tribe or religion. Dr. Bala talk say, "di solution be say anybody wey do dis kain tin, make dem carry am go court, and make dem punish am well based on wetin e do." "Make dem no bring politics, religion or tribe inside. Anybody wey commit crime, make e face di consequences. "Judges too no suppose dey soft, make punishment strong so odas go fear and no go try am" e add.
