Gunmen kill seven miners in fresh Plateau attack

Gunmen have attacked a mining site in the Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, k!lling seven people. has left seven people.

The deadly attack which occurred on Wednesday night, January 21, 2026, also left others injured.

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Artisanal Mining, Emmanuel Solomon, confirmed the killings to punch in Jos on Thursday.

“I have just been informed about the attack in the Kuru community which happened yesterday night. Seven people died in the attack. I’m about to go to the community to see things by myself,” he said. 

Describing the incident as “rather unfortunate,” he noted that it follows a string of similar assaults on miners in the council area.

“Just before yesterday, in another community in Gyel, they attacked three people, but one of them escaped. Unfortunately, two d!ed. The victims were on their way to a mining site when they were ambushed and killed,” he explained.

He added that two weeks earlier, gunmen ambushed another group of miners, k!lling two and injuring one.

“The one injured is currently at Lome Hospital receiving treatment, and the one who d!ed is my younger brother. It’s unfortunate that some people are just moving about k!lling innocent people in the state,” Solomon revealed, his voice heavy with grief.

Solomon stressed that the situation “requires urgent attention” and pledged that the state government will “look into the matter so that miners can have security back‑up going forward.”