Conflict & Security
Nigeria gunmen kill at least 24 in Plateau, survivors say
Survivors told AFP that attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least 24 people in Plateau state in central Nigeria on Monday night.
Mathew Joseph, from Bin-Per village in Mangu local government area, said people were sleeping when they heard screaming and saw armed men approaching. He said 24 people were killed.
Resident Muftwan Yamput gave the same toll and said neighbours were among those slain. A local Red Cross field officer, Biplang Moses, confirmed the incident but did not specify a toll. Police did not respond to AFP's request for comment.
Plateau has seen recurring communal violence involving Muslim ethnic Fulani herders and settled farmers, many of them Christian, over land and resources. The killings in Bin-Per came after two herders were killed in the area last week, followed by a suspected reprisal in nearby Maitimbe in which multiple houses were burned down.
Update
Resident Muftwan Yamput also gave a toll of 24 dead and said neighbours were killed.
A local Red Cross field officer confirmed the incident but did not give a death toll.
Police did not respond to AFP's request for comment.
The attack came after two herders were killed in the area last week and after a suspected reprisal in nearby Maitimbe.
Source note: AFP news report published on 18 August 2026 at 10:33:56 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The death toll is based on survivor and resident accounts; the Red Cross confirmed the incident but did not specify a toll.
The attackers' identities and motive were not established in the supplied material.
Source
AFP news report published on .