Plateau weekend of horror grows: troops repel Mangu attack as five killed in Barkin Ladi and Riyom

Photo: Operation Safe Haven troops, Plateau · Source: TheCable (2021 file photo)

A third Plateau incident surfaced overnight — troops repelled a suspected militia attack in Mangu on Saturday night — on top of the five killed on Sunday.

Gunmen killed five people in attacks on two Berom communities in Plateau State on Sunday — including a 15-year-old boy and a soldier — with several others injured.

At Gwol-Hoss village, Riyom Local Government Area, 65-year-old Danladi Badung was killed at about 5:00 p.m. At Bel village, Sho District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, four people were killed: Emmanuel Pam Dachung, 15; Joseph Gyang, 28; Emmanuel Yohanna, 32; and an unidentified soldier/security operative. One injured woman, Ms Christopher, was in critical condition at Jos University Teaching Hospital after surgeons removed six bullets.

The time of the Bel attack is disputed: Peoples Gazette and The Sun put it at about 7 p.m.; Vanguard and Daily Trust put it at about 9 p.m. NewsFlux is not presenting either time as settled.

Separately, troops of 33 Artillery Brigade launched an offensive in Dajin Madam Forest (Kanam/Wase Local Government Areas) on 8 Nov, destroying bandit camps and killing two bandits; Operation Enduring Peace also reported arresting a suspected gunrunner, Adamu Adamu (also known as Jauro), and five suspects in a Jos hotel raid, recovering 26 mobile phones. The Plateau police spokesman could not be reached; Operation Enduring Peace promised to revert.

A third incident has now surfaced. Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (Sector 8) repelled a suspected militia attack on Lakkas village, Mangu Local Government Area, at about 20:00 WAT on Saturday 8 Nov, after reports of sporadic gunshots; one person was killed — Gambo Dan Mangu — and a woman, Mrs Joy, was injured by gunfire and evacuated to General Hospital, Mangu.

The account comes from security sources via counter-insurgency analyst Zagazola Makama’s post on X, reported by Daily Post and others overnight; the attackers are described as “suspected Fulani militias” by those sources — the military has not confirmed the affiliation. NewsFlux is attributing that description to the sources, not presenting it as established fact.

Update, 10 Nov 2026 (morning): this article was updated after a third Plateau incident surfaced overnight — troops repelled a suspected militia attack in Mangu on Saturday night, killing one person. The attackers’ identity is unconfirmed, and the Bel attack time is still disputed (7 p.m. vs 9 p.m.).

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