30-Year-Old Woman Found Dead With Gunshot, Machete Wounds In Plateau

According to the sources, the troops arrived at the scene and confirmed the identity of the deceased, whose body bore gunshot wounds and several machete cuts. A 30-year-old woman, identified as Habila Luka, has been found dead with gunshot wounds and multiple machete cuts along Bin Kwahas Road in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told conflict reporter and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, that troops of Sector 8, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), deployed in Bin Kwahas, responded to a report of a corpse discovered along the road at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026. According to the sources, the troops arrived at the scene and confirmed the identity of the deceased, whose body bore gunshot wounds and several machete cuts. “Preliminary reports attributed the attack to suspected Fulani militias,” the report said, although the circumstances surrounding the attack and the identities of those responsible had yet to be established. The woman's body was subsequently evacuated by her relatives. According to the report, an investigation was ongoing to determine the circumstances of the killing and identify those responsible.