Renewed herder attacks in Nasarawa left 4 people dead and displaced about 3,000 residents
23 Jun 2025 · Dooga Ayande, Antsa of Kwara of chiefdom, Tse Yange of Tudun Adabu and Tse Akira of Galadima., Obi, Doma, Keana, Arochukwu, Nasarawa
Deaths
4
Injured
0
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
4
Perpetrators
Unidentified ArmedActors
Response
An ethnic youth leader, Philip Non'gu, condemned the attacks. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Ramhan Nansel confirmed a separate but unrelated attack in Nasarawa Eggon LGA. He was unavailable for comment on this specific incident at the time of the report.
Displacement
3,000
Socioeconomic drivers
Land/resource disputes, ethnic targeting, farmer–herder tensions, weak rural security
Trajectory
Incident reflects escalation of herder–farmer conflict in Nasarawa, with large-scale displacement alongside fatalities
Cycle notes
Mirrors earlier highway kidnappings in Niger, Benue, and Kaduna, reinforcing the persistent vulnerability of road users.
Pattern
Farmer–herder conflicts
Sources
- https://punchng.com/four-killed-3000-displaced-in-renewed-nasarawa-herder-attacks/
- https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/four-farmers-killed-farms-destroyed-scores-displaced-as-herdsmen-attack-nasarawa-communities/
- https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/tiv-youths-want-tinubu-to-end-killings-others-in-nasarawa/
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