Woman killed, two injured on Plateau farm
A woman has been killed, while two others sustained injuries while harvesting groundnuts on a farm at Gwom-Ajang, Foron District, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The post Woman killed, two injured…
Barkin Ladi and other parts of Plateau State's Jos-Bukuru axis have for years been flashpoints of deadly attacks on farming communities, often linked to longstanding tensions between herders and farmers as well as reprisal violence. Farmers working fields in rural districts like Foron have repeatedly been targeted, with such attacks disrupting livelihoods in a state that is a major agricultural hub in Nigeria's North-Central region, particularly for crops like groundnuts, potatoes and vegetables.
Vanguard and Leadership both report that a woman was killed and two others injured while harvesting groundnuts at Gwom-Ajang in Foron District, though Leadership attributes the attack to "suspected gunmen" while Vanguard's account does not specify the identity of the attackers. Details such as the exact circumstances of the attack, the condition of the injured, and any security response from local authorities have not yet been reported.