2026-09-20 5e54338d7d2f648950941dfff6c95cc10f61e837 9 Barkin Ladi 13 /wiki/barkin%20ladi Nigeria 70 /wiki/nigeria Plateau State 36 /wiki/plateau%20state miners 1 /wiki/mining%20industry%20of%20nigeria Barkin Ladi Nigeria Plateau State miners Miners 2026-09-18 851f6fbb5a22235e891792940399ebd70f4e6f1f 21 Nigeria miners 2 /feed/2026/09/18/protests-erupt-in-minna-niger-state-nigeria-after-37-miners-died-yesterday-in-custody-of-the-security-and-civil-defen Protests erupt in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, after 37 miners died yesterday in custody of the Security and Civil Defence Corps following raids on suspected illegal mines. Niger state governor Mohammed Umar Bago imposes a curfew. 2026-09-17 8a7afad2f5ebaa618bf27db464141b4869c3cbe4 24 Nigeria miners 2 /feed/2026/09/17/thirty-seven-suspected-illegal-gold-miners-die-in-custody-of-nigeria-s-civil-defence-agency-in-minna-niger-state-survi Thirty-seven suspected illegal gold miners die in custody of Nigeria's civil defence agency in Minna, Niger State. Survivors say overcrowding and poor ventilation caused breathing difficulties, while an intelligence report links the deaths to those conditions. The government orders an investigation. 2026-06-23 97bad0eea9aa7bef8dd9b306db58bd0def511dbd 19 Nigeria Plateau State 2 /feed/2026/06/23/nigerian-police-report-that-at-least-20-people-were-killed-in-an-attack-on-a-community-in-bokkos-plateau-state-over-th Nigerian police report that at least 20 people were killed in an attack on a community in Bokkos, Plateau State, over the weekend. Police and other security agencies engaged the assailants in a shootout before they withdrew from the area. 2026-03-29 5115a0f0437e29b5a8a93e7a957af934e2e4bb0f /feed/2026/03/29/at-least-20-people-are-killed-by-unknown-gunmen-in-jos-north-plateau-state-nigeria At least 20 people are killed by unknown gunmen in Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria. 1774884703 2026-03-29 f2fcde0aba267156c7aab20283c88df60b58ce46 24 Nigeria Plateau State 2 /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 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. 2026-03-13 a918c0aaa23c8156b65a708e2725bc7b5061af8a 18 Nigeria Plateau State 2 /feed/2026/03/13/armed-men-ambush-and-kill-twenty-security-personnel-including-two-senior-military-officers-in-plateau-state-nigeria Armed men ambush and kill twenty security personnel, including two senior military officers, in Plateau State, Nigeria. 2026-02-18 33d0aafab9c562dfd552f2b75f4149d4b7176d25 10 Nigeria Plateau State miners 3 /feed/2026/02/18/a-gas-explosion-at-a-lead-mine-in-bashar-plateau-state-nigeria-kills-at-least-38-miners-working-underground-and-injur A gas explosion at a lead mine in Bashar, Plateau State, Nigeria, kills at least 38 miners working underground and injures 27 others. 2025-12-16 01d20506ba7a5386dc34293905bef4b3d2eb0c23 5 Nigeria Plateau State miners 3 /feed/2025/12/16/at-least-12-people-are-killed-and-three-others-are-abducted-after-fulani-gunmen-attack-a-mining-site-in-plateau-state-n At least 12 people are killed and three others are abducted after Fulani gunmen attack a mining site in Plateau State, Nigeria. 2025-07-7 f9ea6a0f6da0f3978cdc595da76ddf8548f2e9ec /feed/2025/07/7/over-70-vigilante-group-members-are-killed-and-others-are-missing-in-a-mass-shooting-ambush-by-bandits-in-plateau-state Over 70 vigilante group members are killed and others are missing in a mass shooting ambush by bandits in Plateau State, Nigeria. 1752090982 2025-07-7 ef6f1f6817fea4e90a5ab5dd885d00928753a202 14 Nigeria Plateau State 2 /feed/2025/07/7/over-70-vigilante-group-members-are-killed-and-others-are-missing-in-an-ambush-by-bandits-in-two-villages-in-kanam-and-w Over 70 vigilante group members are killed and others are missing in an ambush by bandits in two villages in Kanam and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria. Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) denied the initial account and reported eight deaths and several missing. 2025-04-14 05d4fb580e33816cb7975f9e6ad529c4f1c3693e 7 Nigeria Plateau State 2 /feed/2025/04/14/at-least-51-people-are-killed-in-escalating-clashes-between-rival-herders-in-plateau-state-nigeria-while-another-2000 At least 51 people are killed in escalating clashes between rival herders in Plateau State, Nigeria, while another 2,000 people are displaced, according to Amnesty International. 2025-04-7 b0a26d1a8486fd4a31816b225887294cb4d52ead /feed/2025/04/7/the-national-emergency-management-agency-nema-reports-that-at-least-52-people-have-been-killed-and-over-2000-others-h The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that at least 52 people have been killed and over 2,000 others have been displaced from their homes in recent days in Plateau State, Nigeria, amid tit for tat attacks by rival herders over control of arable land. 1744032763 2025-04-7 7539d6f4b3aec3331f16446d2414840709186952 7 Nigeria Plateau State 2 /feed/2025/04/7/the-national-emergency-management-agency-reports-that-at-least-52-people-have-been-killed-and-over-2000-others-have-bee The National Emergency Management Agency reports that at least 52 people have been killed and over 2,000 others have been displaced from their homes in recent days in tit for tat attacks by rival herders over control of arable land in Plateau State, Nigeria. /feed/2026/09/20/four-unauthorized-miners-are-killed-in-a-shooting-targeting-a-vehicle-by-unidentified-gunmen-in-barkin-ladi-plateau-sta Daily Post Nigeria 20 a013e1f635bc67e91057e4ac94880c489d3b29a0 9 https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/20/four-dead-as-gunmen-ambush-miners-in-plateau/ 2026 Four unauthorized miners are killed in a shooting targeting a vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria.