A herder has gone missing and 60 cattle were reportedly rustled in the Murish community of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State.

Sale Yusuf Adamu, Chairman of the Coalition of Fulani Registered Organisations in Bokkos, identified the missing herder as Abdullahi Suleiman.

He said the incident occurred on Wednesday while the herder was grazing cattle in the area.

“On April 9, 2025, about 60 cattle belonging to Alhaji Sulaiman Musa and Alhaji Hudu (Habane) Adamu were rustled in Murish.

“One of the herders, Malam Abdullahi Sulaiman, was taken along with the animals toward the Mangun, Ampang, Kerang, Kwambun, and Panyam areas,” Adamu said.

He called on security agencies to secure the herder’s release and recover the stolen cattle. He also urged that the perpetrators be arrested and prosecuted to prevent future incidents.

Contacted for comments, the Youth Chairman of the Mwaghavul Youth Movement (MYM) in Mangu, Datu Mathias Joseph, said he had heard rumours of the incident but denied any cattle were rustled in their area.

“I spoke to my unit leader in the area, and he said the Fulani are accusing them of rustling cattle, but he hasn’t seen any cattle around there in a long time,” he said.

Efforts to reach Operation Safe Haven’s spokesperson, Major Samson Zhakom, and Plateau State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Alabo Alfred, were unsuccessful as they did not respond to messages.

Meanwhile, the state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Yusuf Ibrahim Babayo, appealed to members to remain calm.

“I urge our members not to take the law into their own hands. The incident has been reported to Operation Safe Haven, and we trust the security agencies are working to recover the cattle,” he said.