Dan-Anacha community in Gassol LGA, Taraba State was attacked during Tiv–Jukun clashes.

At approximately 9:47 pm, a mob in the Mangun district of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State, attacked a bus carrying travellers to a wedding ceremony in Qua'an Pan area of Plateau State. The bus, belonging to the Department of Physics at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, was driven by Bashar Abubakar, a 52-year-old employee of the university. The passengers, including children, had lost their way and stopped to ask for directions when the mob descended on them. Twelve people were killed in the ensuing violence, including the driver. The mob first killed the driver, then turned on the other passengers. Twenty others were rescued, many with injuries, according to the Plateau State Police Command. The bus was also set ablaze. The groom, Rabi'a Sani, lost his father, two younger brothers, an uncle, and other loved ones in the incident.

Tiv militias attacked Bantage community, shooting four people and setting a farm ablaze.

Open violence erupted between the Tiv and Jukun ethnic groups. The immediate trigger was a dispute following local government elections conducted by the Babangida military regime. The Tiv community agreed not to contest for the position of local government chairman but demanded to produce the vice chairman. When the Jukun refused this demand, violence broke out and quickly escalated.