Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Over 300 persons have been displaced and 30 houses destroyed following a Nigerians will pay N500 tax on every N10,000 petrol purchase from January 2026 under new Tinubu law of gunmen attacks in seven communities across Qua'an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State.
While no lives were lost, the attacks have caused
significant havoc to farmers, with many barns destroyed.
The latest attacks came six days after four herders were
k!lled and one other injured in Fili village, Doemak district, of same Qua’an
Pan LGA. Herders in the area told Daily Trust that the incident occurred while
the victims were grazing animals.
Confirming the latest attacks, the spokesman of the Qua’an Pan LG Council, Danaan Cletus Sylvanus, said the chairman, Christopher Manship, had visited the affected communities, adding that some of the affected communities include Nteng, Doop, Zhep Morop, Gyeergu, Kelaghan, Loon, Kwakii, and Gorom in Doemak District.
In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday,
September 3, 2025, Sylvanus said the chairman had held a stakeholder meeting
and called on residents to be vigilant.
“The Executive Chairman of Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area, Christopher Manship, lamented over the attacks and urged traditional rulers, religious leaders, and development associations to join hands with him to work towards a permanent solution to the attacks,” he said.
“The Chairman has mobilized security agencies to the
affected areas to ensure the situation is brought under control. We are working
tirelessly to restore peace and normalcy to the communities.”
Sylvanus further said the chairman had held a stakeholder
meeting with religious and traditional leaders on the need for people to remain
peaceful with one another irrespective of their ethnoreligious background.
It was gathered that security personnel have been deployed
to the affected areas to restore law and order in the areas.
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