28 August 2026 · Riyom
Murder in Plateau
OpenWatch has recorded 54 reported murder incidents in Plateau State, 29 of them in the last 12 months. That is 4% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 4 of 28 among the states where murder is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
29
Fatalities · 12 mo
40
Incidents · all-time
54
Fatalities · all-time
93
Latest reported murder in Plateau
27 August 2026 · Riyom
Man's corpse found in Riyom village
25 August 2026 · Bokkos
Motorcycle rider killed on Matelem-Ndung road
23 August 2026 · Barkin Ladi
Man killed by suspected Fulani bandits at Barkin Ladi mining site
23 August 2026 · Riyom
Gunshot victim's body found dumped in Riyom
22 August 2026 · Riyom
Suspected Fulani bandits kill miner in Riyom
22 August 2026 · Barkin Ladi
Miner found macheted to death in Barkin Ladi
22 August 2026 · Riyom
Three cows die after suspected poisoning in Riyom
19 August 2026 · Riyom
13-year-old herder allegedly shot dead in Riyom
12 August 2026 · Bokkos
Unidentified assailants kill man in Bokkos
Other threats in Plateau
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as murder in Plateau State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 28 August 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Plateau risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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