Ambush on Security Patrol in Plateau State's Kanam Area Reported to Kill About 20

Authorities say security deployments and surveillance are being strengthened across vulnerable communities.

Overview

State officials confirmed gunmen ambushed a routine patrol on Friday around Wanka, Kyaram and Gyambau in Kanam local government area.
Authorities have not released casualty figures, while the Kanam Development Association reports about 20 dead, including two senior officers and eight local security operatives.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, leaving the perpetrators unidentified.
The Plateau State government condemned the assault and said security agencies are intensifying surveillance and reinforcing deployments.
Local representatives say some assailants were killed but others escaped after rustling cattle and looting, reflecting years of recurrent attacks and kidnappings in the area.