2 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Security in Jos North
OpenWatch has recorded 186 security incidents in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, with 62 in the last 12 months. That is 13% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 1 of 10 among the Plateau LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
62
Fatalities · 12 mo
538
Incidents · all-time
186
Fatalities · all-time
899
Latest reported incidents in Jos North
Most recent involve law enforcement operation, communal violence, kidnapping
12 August 2026 · Communal violence
Troops quell farmers-herders clash in Jos North
11 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Woman abducted at Dong Village, Jos North
10 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue two kidnap victims in Jos
10 August 2026 · Communal violence
Cattle poisoned by locals in Jos North
8 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Nigerian troops arrested four armed militia members and recovered two pistols during an operation in Jos, Plateau State.
8 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace, arrested four suspected armed militia members and recovered two locally fabricated pistols during an operation in Jos North LGA, Plateau State.
7 August 2026 · Communal violence
Unidentified criminals set ablaze four houses at Ginzi Maza village in Jos North LGA, Plateau State, in the early hours of August 7 amid an ongoing dispute.
6 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops of Sector 1 under Operation Enduring Peace foiled an attempted kidnapping in Jos North LGA, Plateau State, rescuing a female victim and arresting four suspects.
5 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) arrested a soldier and four suspected drug peddlers during a raid on a drug hideout in Jos North LGA, Plateau State. The operation targeted a notorious drug distribution point in the area.
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About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Jos North 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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