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Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias have killed two persons and injured three others at the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) resettlement site under

The violence in central Nigeria is now one of the country’s deadliest security threats after Boko Haram and banditry.

Listen to this story: Plateau, Nigeria – Mary Hommes wiped her face with a red scarf as she recalled the August day when attackers ambushed her villag

Share Gunmen suspected to be killer herdsmen invaded two communities in Plateau State on Sunday and killed 15 people while many others sustained fatal injuries. A source close to Kohorok village of Kwi community in Riyom local government area of Plateau State revealed that the community was invaded by gunmen at about 11:00 pm, on Sunday, and was under heavy bombardment by the attackers for close to two hours. According to the source who escaped the unfortunate incident, the attackers throughout the operation were speaking in the Fulani language adding that they succeeded in killing eight of t...

ADVERTISEMENT Gunmen described as cattle herders have killed eight workers at a mining site in Kuru, Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Friday at a mining site belonging to Cabitex Company in Jos South Local Government Area of the state, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. Governor Simon Lalong has expressed sadness over the attack and directed security agencies to fish out the killers. Dalyop Mwantiri, an official of Emancipation Centre for Crisis Victims in Nigeria ( ECCVN), a non-governmental organisation based in Plateau, also confirmed the incident. In a statement sent to PREMIUM ...