ATTACKS ON GRAZING CATTLE AND HERDERS: SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2025
Recent documented attacks on Fulani herders and cattle between September and December 2025 include:
1. On September 2, 2025, 15 cattle were killed near Fan village of Barkin Ladi LGA.
2. On September 7, 2025, Abubakar Wada was killed along with his 36 cattle and 46 were also rustled near Fan village of Barkin Ladi LGA.
3. On October 19, 2025, Shehu Isa was killed near Ngel village of Jos South LGA.
4. On November 3, 2025, 73 cattle were rustled within Foron District of Barkin Ladi LGA.
5. On November 8, 2025, 34 cattle were rustled around Fan village of Barkin Ladi LGA.
6. On November 9, 2025, 1 cow was poisoned near Jol, in Riyom LGA.
7. On November 10, 2025, 6 cattle were poisoned around Heipang in Barkin Ladi LGA.
8. On November 15, 2025, 13 cattle were killed and 12 were critically injured around Gero village of Jos South LGA.
9. On November 21, 2025, 4 cattle were killed around Maraban Kantoma, UTC Junction, Barkin Ladi LGA.
10. On November 29, 2025, 2 cattle were poisoned at Jol village of Riyom LGA.
11. On November 30, 2025, 7 cattle were poisoned at Kwi village of Riyom LGA.
12. On November 30, 2025, a herder, Yakubu Salihu was attacked and killed while grazing at Forof in Bokkos LGA.
13. On December 4, 2025, a herder, Salihu Ibrahim was attacked and fractured at the Forof community of Bokkos LGA while his cattle was shot. He was attacked by suspected militia while he was grazing.
14. On December 11, 2025, 137 cattle were rustled near Ndin village of Fan District of Barkin Ladi LGA.
15. On December 11, 2025, two cattle were poisoned on the outskirts of Kwi village of Riyom LGA.
16. On December 12, 2025, 9 cattle were poisoned while grazing at Kwi village of Riyom LGA.
17. On December 14, 2025, 13 cattle were killed and 12 others injured around Gero road when suspected sponsored gunmen opened fire on grazing cattle and the herders.
18. On December 23, 2025, 3 cattle were shot at Kopmur Mushere West. The matter is reported to the DPO of Bokkos.
19. On December 25, 2025, 3 cattle were poisoned at Rwam of Mushere West of Bokkos LGA.
20. On December 28, 2025, gunmen opened fire on herders at Conoil Station along Bukur Expressway of Jos South LGA. The victims sustained serious gunshot wounds.
Mr. President, the cattle killed in these incidents alone are worth over half a billion naira, and these attacks have been happening daily since the beginning of the year. How do we survive without our means of livelihood? If we recount all the attacks we faced from January to December 2025, the scale of our suffering will be seen as monumental. We believe no tribe in this country would tolerate this violence against themselves. It is because of our resolve for peaceful coexistence that we are speaking out. We are Nigerians too, with the right to exist like any other.
The incidents we have listed are just a few examples, but we have evidence and reports with the security agencies monitoring the situation in the state. Mr. President, If you’d like to verify these facts, the reports are there.
Despite all this, the state government hasn’t paid any compensation to our members. Even the donations by Her Excellency, Remi Tinubu, to crisis victims in the state – nothing went to the Fulani community just because of our identity. We wrote to the governor about the first N500 million donation to the attacked victims by your wife but our members got nothing. The same with the N1b donation to crisis victims by your wife; we got nothing despite being victims of repeated attacks. The state government is fully aware of our situation but deliberately ignored us. As Nigerians and human beings, we are struggling to understand this reality.
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