Gunmen Kill Over 20 in House-to-House Night Massacre in Binper, Mangu LGA, Plateau State

Heavily armed attackers stormed the Binper community in Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State between midnight and the early hours of Tuesday, August 18, 2026, moving from house to house and killing sleeping residents. Eyewitness Daniel Musa said the assailants were 'opening the doors of people who were sleeping and slaughtering them.' Over 20 people were confirmed killed, with several more seriously injured and some residents unaccounted for. No group had claimed responsibility or been officially identified as of publication; security operatives were deployed to the community the following morning. The attack is the latest in a string of unresolved communal and militia violence in Plateau's Middle Belt corridor, which has recorded recurring farmer-herder and sectarian attacks through 2026.