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| Nigerian army troops foil bandits’ attack, neutralise five in Plateau after bandits kill seven farmers |
| 2026-01-02 |
| [Zagazola] Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP), have foiled an attempted attack on communities in Plateau State, neutralising five bandits and recovering arms and ammunition. Zagazola Makama gathered that the operation was carried out in the early hours of Thursday as part of the ongoing Operation Peace Shield, according to military sources. The sources said the troops, acting on credible intelligence, laid an ambush along the Dutsen Zaki–Odare Forest axis in Wase Local Government Area, where bandits were mobilising to attack adjoining communities. “During the firefight that ensued, troops neutralised five bandits, while others fled with gunshot wounds,” the source said. More at the link
Text: Seven farmers killed in Plateau attack as reprisal cycle deepens By; Zagazola Makama The killing of at least seven farmers in Bum community, Chugwi area of Vwang District, Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, late Wednesday, has been widely interpreted as the latest link in a rapidly escalating chain of reprisal violence that has gripped several parts of the state since early December 2025. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attackers, Fulani Bandits struck at about 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, when most villagers were already asleep, killing the farmers in their homes and nearby farmlands before fleeing. Confirming the incident on Thursday, the spokesperson of the Berom Youths Moulder-Association (BYM), Mr Rwang Tengwong, said seven bodies had so far been recovered, while search and rescue operations were ongoing in surrounding bushes. Tengwong said the attack occurred despite earlier security alerts warning that several communities in Jos South LGA were under imminent threat. “According to local sources, the tragic incident occurred despite an earlier security alert indicating that some communities in Jos South LGA had been earmarked for possible attacks,” he said. Read the rest at the link Related: Jos South Local Government Area: 2022-01-22 Troops Nab Notorious Gang Behind Attack, Kidnapping In Plateau Jos South Local Government Area: 2018-11-03 Body of Missing Nigerian Army General Was 'Found in a Well' Related: Plateau State: 2025-11-26 BBOG Global Demands Tinubu Rescue Abducted Pupils And Stop Negotiating With Terrorists; Says 1,800 Students Taken In 11 Years Plateau State: 2025-10-17 At least 14 people have been killed in twin attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau State Plateau State: 2025-09-12 Troops Arrest Cattle Rustlers, Recover Arms in Plateau Operation |
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