Breaking: Tension in Top North-Central State as Gunmen Kill Monarch, Abduct Another Ruler
- Gunmen abducted Alhaji Zubairu Usman Garba, the district head of Birbyang, Plateau state
- The attack followed the killing of Shuwaka’s village head despite the payment of ransom
- Community leader Tarus Dugub warned of bandits shifting operations to Kantana Area
Kantana, Plateau state - Gunmen have abducted Alhaji Zubairu Usman Garba, the District Head of Birbyang in Birbyang Ward, Kantana Area of Plateau state.
The incident occurred barely a week after the killing of the Village Head of Shuwaka in Kyaram District, Garga Area, by kidnappers despite the payment of millions of naira in ransom.
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Plateau community leader raises alarm
Confirming the attacks in a statement in Jos, a local politician, Tarus Salim Dugub, warned residents of Jhar Chiefdom that they were being besieged, Nation reported.
"What was a sporadic raid at first has turned into a concerted attack by ruthless bandits. The bandits attacked Birbyang Ward in Kantana Area last night and abducted the District Head of Birbyang," Dugub stated.
Bandits change tactics to Kantana
He explained that the wave of insecurity noted a disturbing trend in the attackers changing targets.
"This unfortunate event is another black day for our country, and it is now apparent that the bandits are increasingly transferring their operations from Garga Area to Kantana Area," he said.
Pleateu grief over murdered village head
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Dugub was outraged at the killing of yet another regional leader.
"It is regrettable that within one week, we have lost one of our most revered traditional leaders, the Village Head of Shuwaka in Kyaram District, Garga Area, who was abducted and subsequently murdered following millions of naira paid as ransom," he stated.
Over 5,450 people killed in Benue, Plateau
Legit.ng cited a report on Sunday, September 14, 2025, by Vanguard as stating that the SBM report revealed that Nigeria had at least 5,450 deaths caused by violent conflicts and crimes from January to August in 2025.
This is the total of all the victims: civilians, security forces, fighters, and self-defense forces in the nation's war zones.
These brutalities have instilled fear into already vulnerable groups. From the middle belt, to the north-east and to the broader south, the nation has seen tragedies plotted by gunmen, insurgents, bandits and armed herdsmen, Gunmen kill 10 at meeting venue in Anambra.
Gunmen kill 10 people in Anambra
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that not less than 10 individuals were left dead following an attack on Ogboji, a village in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra state. The attack occurred at around 6:00pm and the majority of the victims were from Ebonyi, another South-eastern state.
The attackers, who were described as hoodlums, were reported to have ambushed some Ebonyi indigenes in their monthly meeting when the attackers struck and the armed ones accused the indigenes of holding the meeting against them. The attackers' identity was yet-to-be-determined at the point of the filing of this report.
Confirming, Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra state police spokesperson, verified the attack and deaths. In a Tuesday, July 1, evening statement, Mr Ikenga, explained the armed men drove into the community in two SUVs and began shooting some of the residents indiscriminately.
Source: Legit.ng
