Once more, American Missionary Activist and President of Equipping the Persecuted, Judd Saul, has raised an alarm that “Barkin Ladi in Plateau State, central Nigeria, is under full assault by the Islamist Fulani Ethnic Militia.”
The remains of Rev. Ayuba Choji, his wife and two children, hacked to death by suspected Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM), were on Thursday laid to rest at Kwi in Riyom local government area of Plateau state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria, amidst tears from his Church congregation, relatives and well-wishers.
A Plateau farmer and entrepreneur has lamented the destruction of his farmland by suspected Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM), who continue to dislodge dozens of residents across various communities in the Middle Region of Nigeria, forcefully grabbing lands.
Suspected Fulani militia have been fingered behind the beheading of a 30-year-old man in Bassa Local Area (LGA) of Plateau State in the Central part of the country.
Prominent Nigerian cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has accused security agencies of failing to protect lives and property in certain communities of Plateau State.
Youths under the aegis of Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM) in Plateau, north-central Nigeria, have raised concerns that members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) are attempting to protect “the suspect arrested in connection with the 5 April 2026, attack on Pwomol Village in Heipang District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area” from prosecution.
Following the recent Palm Sunday attack on the residents of Angwan Rukuba by suspected Islamists, which left scores dead, the management of Jos has evacuated students to safety.
Nigerian troops, under the Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), deployed to Wase, have announced the successful interception of a suspected gun runner and rescue of “two kidnapped victims around Kukawa in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State,” north central Nigeria.
The Executive Governor of Plateau State Governor, His Excellency Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has congratulated Plateau-born Janet Gavou Pam, over her historic emergence as World and European Champion in the Women’s 84kg M2 sports category at the Powerlifting Championship in Oulu, Finland.
The Nigerian government has been accused of complicity in the protection of lives and livelihoods, with a call for local communities to take to self-defence.
