6 cattle killed, 3 slaughtered, 8 injured as suspected Berom militia attack 44 livestock in Plateau

Suspected Berom militia person reportedly attacked a herd of 44 cattle astatine Akawu, adjacent Tanjol Community successful Jol Ward, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, leaving six cattle dead, 3 slaughtered, 8 injured and 10 missing.

The incident, according to Zagazola Makama, a information analyst, successful a station connected X, occurred astatine astir 4:00 p.m. connected Wednesday, November 11, 2026, and reportedly progressive cattle belonging to 1 Shuaibu Woje, a nonmigratory of Mahanga Community successful Riyom LGA.

According to a connection issued connected Thursday by the Fulani Community successful Riyom, the cattle were allegedly driven into a restricted and inaccessible country astir Tanjol assemblage earlier suspected equipped Berom militia opened occurrence connected them.

The assemblage said eyewitnesses who saw the incidental from a region reported proceeding gunshots targeting the livestock successful the country known arsenic Akawu.

He said, "The incidental was instantly reported to the Joint Task Force, the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services, DSS, prompting efforts by information agencies to unafraid the merchandise of the animals."

He explained that the archetypal rescue efforts connected Wednesday were unsuccessful, with further involution mounted connected Thursday morning.

The assemblage disclosed that unit of the Mobile Police stationed successful Jol, alongside troops of Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, deployed astatine Dakun, subsequently facilitated the rescue of 17 ...