4 October 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Security in Jos North
OpenWatch has recorded 204 security incidents in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, with 80 in the last 12 months. That is 12% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 2 of 11 among the Plateau LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
80
Fatalities · 12 mo
555
Incidents · all-time
204
Fatalities · all-time
916
Latest reported incidents in Jos North
Most recent involve kidnapping, law enforcement operation, communal violence, cult/gang violence
26 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops defuse farm destruction tension in Jos North
26 September 2026 · Communal violence
Herder assaulted over crop destruction in Jos North
25 September 2026 · Communal violence
Herder assaulted over crop destruction in Jos North
24 September 2026 · Cult/gang violence
NSCDC-trader clash turns deadly at Jos market
20 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops arrest 15, rescue four in Plateau, Benue
19 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops arrest 11 suspected kidnappers in Jos
19 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue two kidnap victims in Jos North
19 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue two, arrest 12 in Plateau
18 September 2026 · Murder
Man found stabbed to death on Jos road
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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: 4 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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