# At least 25 killed in attack on Nigeria’s Plateau state amid reprisal fears

https://mins.news/en/item/25392

- Reuters, 2026-08-18 17:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-25-killed-attack-nigerias-plateau-amid-reprisal-fears-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a849a2dc69d290001819449

> At least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, according to local officials and residents. The violence has intensified fears of retaliatory attacks in the restive region.

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