Troops, Fulani Herdsmen Search for Missing Herder, 33 Cattle in Mangu, Plateau
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), in collaboration with local Fulani herders, have launched a search operation for a missing herder and 33 cattle in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Security sources said the incident was reported at about 8:45 a.m. on October 31, 2026, at Gyambwas Rigi, prompting troops of Sector 8, Sub-Sector 81, deployed at Gyambwas, to initiate search-and-rescue operations.
The sources said the missing herder reportedly left with the cattle for grazing towards the boundary with Barkin Ladi Local Government Area but had yet to be located.
Troops, working alongside local Fulani herders, reportedly conducted search operations towards the direction the herder was believed to have taken.
However, no contact had been established with the missing herder as of the time of the report.
Efforts by troops, alongside the cattle owner, Alhaji Shehu, to track the missing herder and the cattle are ongoing.
Community leaders within the general area have also been contacted to provide any information that could assist in locating the missing herder and the livestock.
Troops remain engaged in the search operation to establish the whereabouts of the herder and recover the cattle.
