29 August 2026 · Barkin Ladi
Kidnapping in Plateau
OpenWatch has recorded 191 reported kidnapping incidents in Plateau State, 59 of them in the last 12 months. That is 14% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 18 of 37 among the states where kidnapping is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
59
Fatalities · 12 mo
33
Incidents · all-time
191
Fatalities · all-time
130
Latest reported kidnapping in Plateau
29 August 2026
Troops rescue two kidnap victims in Plateau
29 August 2026 · Bokkos
Pastor rescued from kidnappers in Bokkos
28 August 2026
Police arrest suspects, rescue staged kidnap victim
28 August 2026 · Bokkos
Abducted pastor found dead, four others killed
26 August 2026 · Bassa
Troops rescue two kidnap victims in Plateau
26 August 2026
Gunmen abduct man from Plateau residence
24 August 2026 · Bassa
Man abducted at residence in Bassa
17 August 2026 · Bassa
Troops rescue four teenagers from kidnappers in Bassa
16 August 2026 · Bokkos
Troops rescue kidnapped woman in Bokkos, Plateau
Other threats in Plateau
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as kidnapping 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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