29 August 2026 · Riyom
Communal violence in Plateau
OpenWatch has recorded 626 reported communal violence incidents in Plateau State, 215 of them in the last 12 months. That is 45% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 1 of 35 among the states where communal violence is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
215
Fatalities · 12 mo
1,024
Incidents · all-time
626
Fatalities · all-time
5,442
Latest reported communal violence in Plateau
25 August 2026 · Riyom
Bandits kill three in Gwarim, Plateau
24 August 2026 · Mangu
Herders arrested after farmer attack in Mangu
23 August 2026 · Pankshin
Herder attacks farmer with machete in Pankshin
23 August 2026 · Barkin Ladi
Troops intervene in farmer-herder clash in Barkin Ladi
22 August 2026
Gunmen kill sleeping residents in Plateau night attack
18 August 2026 · Mangu
Gunmen kill 24 in Bin-Per community, Mangu
18 August 2026 · Mangu
20 feared killed in attack on Mangu community
16 August 2026 · Mangu
Suspected Mwaghavul militia kills several, razes Fulani shelters in Mangu
16 August 2026 · Mangu
Fulani man killed by suspected Mwaghavul militia in Mangu
Other threats in Plateau
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as communal violence in Plateau State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 29 August 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Plateau risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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