### [2026-05-31](/feed/2026/05/31/index.md)

##### Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
# At least eight villagers are killed and 15 others were injured after more than a hundred Fulani bandits carried out a shooting in Plateau State 




### Sources:

1. [Daily Post](https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/01/eight-residents-killed-scores-injured-as-bandits-invade-another-plateau-community/)

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1. [Twelve people are killed by unknown gunmen at a bar in Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, Nigeria. A mob kills ten additional people in retaliation to the attack. ](/feed/2026/03/29/twelve-people-are-killed-by-unknown-gunmen-at-a-bar-in-angwan-rukuba-plateau-state-nigeria-a-mob-kills-ten-additional.md) _Context: Plateau State_
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6. [At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria. ](/feed/2025/07/16/at-least-27-people-are-killed-when-unidentified-gunmen-attack-a-village-in-riyom-plateau-state-nigeria.md) _Context: Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria, Plateau State_
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