4 October 2026 · Communal violence
Security in Mangu
OpenWatch has recorded 161 security incidents in Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State, with 93 in the last 12 months. That is 10% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 4 of 11 among the Plateau LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
93
Fatalities · 12 mo
167
Incidents · all-time
161
Fatalities · all-time
699
Latest reported incidents in Mangu
Most recent involve communal violence, terrorism, cattle rustling, law enforcement operation
1 October 2026 · Cattle rustling
Troops arrest cattle rustling suspect in Mangu
28 September 2026 · Terrorism
Troops foil suspected bandit attack near Vodni
27 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops arrest wanted cattle rustler in Mangu
27 September 2026 · Terrorism
Troops foil suspected bandit attack in Vodni
27 September 2026 · Armed robbery
Troops foil armed robbery at Ndai residence
26 September 2026 · Communal violence
Six Fulani houses burnt in Kantoma reprisal
26 September 2026 · Terrorism
Terrorists kill 11 in Plateau despite curfew
26 September 2026 · Communal violence
Militiamen kill herder, shoot cattle in Mangu
26 September 2026 · Communal violence
Two killed in reprisal attack in Kantoma
Other areas in Plateau
About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Mangu 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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