Gunmen stormed the Gyenbwas community (also referred to as Gyenbwas Rinji) in Langai District, Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State. The assailants arrived in large numbers, shooting sporadically and setting houses ablaze . At least three persons were killed — two on Monday and one additional body recovered on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 — bringing the death toll to three. The attackers looted food supplies, mattresses, cattle, and other valuables worth millions of naira. A total of 96 houses were burned down, including a Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) building . The community accused the Berom ethnic group of launching the attack, but the Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM) denied involvement, stating their members were also attacked by terrorists.
9 Jun 2025 · Gyenbwas, Mangu, Plateau
Deaths
3
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
3
Perpetrators
Unidentified Armed Actors
Response
The traditional ruler of Langai, Alhaji Yakubu Umar (Madugun Langai), called on the Mangu LGA and Plateau State government to investigate the attack and provide aid to victims . The spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, Major Samson Zhakom, did not respond to inquiries at the time of reporting.
Socioeconomic drivers
Land disputes, grazing pressures, weak rural policing, ethnic tensions.
Trajectory
The Gyenbwas attack was part of a wave of violence in Plateau State during the first week of June 2025. According to the Plateau Youth Council, 58 people were killed, 31 injured, and over 15,000 displaced in the preceding six weeks across Bassa, Riyom, Bokkos, and Mangu LGAs . The violence followed similar attacks on 8 June in Bauda (7 killed, 61 houses burnt) and Chinchim (8 killed)
Cycle notes
This attack echoes the long-standing cycle of farmer-herder violence in Plateau State, with similar attacks documented in Mangu, Bokkos, and Bassa LGAs in 2023, 2024, and earlier in 2025. The destruction of a JNI building alongside houses indicates the targeting of both residential and religious structures, a recurring tactic in the region.
Pattern
Inter-communal violence
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