3 October 2026 · Communal violence
Security in Barkin Ladi
OpenWatch has recorded 218 security incidents in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, with 125 in the last 12 months. That is 13% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 1 of 11 among the Plateau LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
125
Fatalities · 12 mo
268
Incidents · all-time
218
Fatalities · all-time
1,424
Latest reported incidents in Barkin Ladi
Most recent involve communal violence, terrorism, cattle rustling
28 September 2026 · Communal violence
Two women shot dead in Rakung
28 September 2026 · Communal violence
Gunmen kill three women at Rakum mining site
27 September 2026 · Communal violence
Troops rescue shot Fulani man at Rakum Junction
26 September 2026 · Communal violence
Attack injures two in Barkin Ladi
26 September 2026 · Communal violence
Gunmen kill five miners in Marit
25 September 2026 · Communal violence
Three killed in Kassa reprisal attack
25 September 2026 · Communal violence
Three killed in Kassa reprisal attack
25 September 2026 · Terrorism
Gunmen kill three vigilantes in Kassa
24 September 2026 · Cattle rustling
Cow slaughtered inside Bisichi primary school
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About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Barkin Ladi LGA, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report, and update hourly. Last recorded: 3 October 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Local government areas differ enormously in how closely they are covered by the press, so a low count reflects both a safer area and a quieter one. Coverage in this record is densest from 2026 onward. See the full Plateau profile for state-level context, or the methodology for how incidents are collected.
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