2 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Security in Bokkos
OpenWatch has recorded 111 security incidents in Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, with 32 in the last 12 months. That is 8% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 6 of 10 among the Plateau LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
32
Fatalities · 12 mo
144
Incidents · all-time
111
Fatalities · all-time
1,114
Latest reported incidents in Bokkos
Most recent involve kidnapping, communal violence, murder, law enforcement operation
31 August 2026 · Communal violence
Farmer-herder mediation fails in Bokkos
29 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Pastor rescued from kidnappers in Bokkos
28 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Abducted pastor found dead, four others killed
25 August 2026 · Murder
Motorcycle rider killed on Matelem-Ndung road
16 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue kidnapped woman in Bokkos, Plateau
16 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Herders destroy 38 farms in Bokkos, agree compensation
12 August 2026 · Murder
Unidentified assailants kill man in Bokkos
9 August 2026 · Communal violence
Three cows died and three others fell sick after suspected poisoning by locals while grazing at Chikam Village in Bokkos LGA, Plateau State.
9 August 2026 · Communal violence
Security forces launched a manhunt for suspected Fulani Bandits after they killed a resident in Nyarwai village, Fan District, Plateau State.
Other areas in Plateau
About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Bokkos LGA, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report, and update hourly. Last recorded: 2 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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