For many artisanal miners in Plateau State, Nigeria, the search for a livelihood now comes with the constant risk of armed attack, as violence spreads across the state’s mineral-rich communities.
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Bashar Abubakar embarked on a journey with his relatives and family friends from Basawa, a community in Zaria, northwestern Nigeria, on Friday, June 20. The 52-year-old and his companions were heading for a wedding ceremony in the North Central region, specifically to the Qua’an Pan area of Plateau State. He had worked as a driver […]
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At least 40 people have been killed after armed men stormed Zike community in the Kwall district of Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, in North-central Nigeria. The brutal assault began shortly after midnight on Monday, 14 April, and lasted nearly two hours, leaving dozens dead, homes in ruins, and survivors in mourning. Joseph Chudu […]
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For thousands of displaced people in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, rebuilding life after conflict is daunting. The state has endured years of communal violence, with attacks by armed herders displacing thousands. Families have lost their homes, farmlands, and sources of income, forcing many into cycles of poverty and uncertainty. With limited humanitarian action in […]
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For decades, the farmer-herder crisis has ravaged North-central Nigeria, killing over 60,000 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, according to local authorities. Benue and Plateau States have endured the worst of the relentless bloodshed of one of the country’s most severe security threats. Historians trace the roots of the farmer-herder conflict in the region back […]
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The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in Plateau state could be more than 200, local activists say. As many as 20,000 have been displaced by a series of assaults by unidentified assailants on villages around Mangu local government, north-central Nigeria. Leaders in the area believe that the attacks are still going […]
Read MoreUnidentified attackers have launched a series of armed assaults on villages in Plateau state that have sent villagers running for their lives, many have not yet returned days after the attacks started. The number of casualties from attacks in communities around Kubwat and Fungzai in Mangu local government area north central Nigeria is not yet […]
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, recorded about 288 domestic violence cases between Jan. and May 2022. Grace Pam, the Plateau State Coordinator of the NHRC, confirmed that there had been a sharp increase in the number of domestic violence cases reported at the NHRC office in Jos, the capital, […]
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A peace building tournament tagged ‘Football Plus Music Equals Peace’ is holding its grand finale on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Jos, Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, HumAngle can report. Organisers of the football match said the aim is to bring together youths from different parts of the city who are polarised along ethnic and religious […]
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The recent attacks and killing of over 100 people in about 10 communities in Kanam and Wase Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, on April 10, 2022 suggests a new dimension to the crises ravaging the state. The attacks were carried out in Kukawa, Gyambawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwammadaji, […]
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A yet-to-be specified number of people were left dead, several injured and houses razed, after an armed gang attacked Naraguta community, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state, North-central Nigeria. Ubah Ogaba, the police spokesperson in the state who confirmed the attack to HumAngle said that the details of the attack were still […]
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A police inspector and a member of a vigilante group were killed in a gun battle between police and a terror gang in a village in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, the police said. Ubah Ogaba, Police spokesperson in the state disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday, Aug. […]
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