1 September 2026 · Cattle rustling
Security in Barkin Ladi
OpenWatch has recorded 170 security incidents in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, with 77 in the last 12 months. That is 12% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 3 of 10 among the Plateau LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
77
Fatalities · 12 mo
166
Incidents · all-time
170
Fatalities · all-time
1,322
Latest reported incidents in Barkin Ladi
Most recent involve law enforcement operation, cattle rustling, murder, kidnapping
1 September 2026 · Cattle rustling
Militia shoots five cows in Barkin Ladi
1 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops arrest four motorcycle thieves in Barkin Ladi
31 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops foil robbery attempt on Barkin Ladi road
29 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Gunmen abduct two on Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road
29 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police recover weapons from bandits in Barkin Ladi
28 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police foil bandit attack near Kafi-Abu
23 August 2026 · Communal violence
Troops intervene in farmer-herder clash in Barkin Ladi
23 August 2026 · Murder
Man killed by suspected Fulani bandits at Barkin Ladi mining site
22 August 2026 · Murder
Miner found macheted to death in Barkin Ladi
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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: 1 September 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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