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Four people have been killed in fresh attacks on four communities in Mangu Local Government Area Plateau State.
The attacks, which took place over three days, also left another man seriously injured, the Mwaghavul Youth Movement said.
In a statement released on Monday and signed by Tubwot Joël, public affairs director of the Mwaghavul Development Association, on behalf of its president, Kyesmang Yusuf, the group said the attacks occurred in Kikyau, Larkas, Ntul and Kinat.
The latest incident occurred in Kinat on the night of September 12, the group said.
Katbam Titus, 29, is alleged to have been killed by alleged herdsmen during the attack.
“We are deeply outraged by the fresh attack in Kinat, Mangu Local Government Area, in which Mr Katbam Titus, 29, was killed by armed Fulani during the night of 12 September 2026,” the statement read.
The group said the attack came just hours after the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 3rd Division, Nigerian Army, visited Mangu and held a security meeting with Mwaghavul and Fulani leaders.
The group said the GOC urged both communities to end their differences and assured them that the military would take action against anyone responsible for further attacks.
“However, before the dust settled on that clash, Kinat was attacked and a young man from Mwaghavul, Katbam Titus, was killed and this cannot simply be ignored,” he said.
The group said Kinat’s attack followed three other incidents in the area.
Geoffrey Gumut, 55, was killed in Kikyau, Mangu Halle district, on 11 September.
“In Kikyau, Mangu Halle District, Mr Geoffrey Gumut, 55, was beheaded on Friday the 11th of the same month by armed Fulani. At the time of this statement, his head has not been recovered, adding an exceptionally horrific dimension to the tragedy,” the statement read.
It also said Danjuma Kyesle, 45, was attacked with a machete in Larkas, Panyam district, and remained in medical care.
The group said the circumstances of the Larkas incident were particularly concerning because security personnel would have been stationed in the community when the attack occurred.
In Ntul, Mangu district, the group said Pius Dachen, 50, and Zadok Irmiya, 25, were also killed.
“Four incidents, four communities, multiple victims,” the group said.
