What happened in the attacks on Woro and Nuku villages in Kwara State?

Armed gunmen attacked the villages, rounding up residents, binding their hands, shooting many, and torching homes and the traditional king's palace, killing at least 162 people according to Red Cross and local sources.

Who are the attackers responsible for the Kwara villages massacre?

The gunmen are described as armed attackers or terrorists, possibly linked to bandit or extremist groups like Boko Haram factions, with the governor calling them 'terrorist cells'; exact affiliation unconfirmed.

What are the reported casualty figures and why do they conflict?

Red Cross and AFP report at least 162 deaths, lawmaker Sa'idu Baba Ahmed estimates about 170, while police confirmed the attack but provided no figures; a separate report confirms at least 10 deaths in Woro.

What responses have authorities taken to the attacks?

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq condemned the killings and called for investigations, increased military presence, and curfews; the US dispatched a small military team, and about 900 troops were mobilized.

Is this an isolated incident or part of a pattern in Kwara State?

It is part of a pattern, with prior attacks including school closures due to fears, bandit killings of vigilantes, abductions on highways, and earlier terrorist invasions forcing communities to flee.

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Gunmen Kill At Least 162 In Attacks On Kwara Villages

Red Cross and local sources say at least 162 people were killed in attacks on Woro and Nuku in Kwara State.

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Babaomo Ayodeji, Kwara state secretary of the Red Cross, said armed attackers killed at least 162 people in the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara State.

Kaiama lawmaker Sa'idu Baba Ahmed told Reuters the gunmen rounded up residents, bound their hands, shot many and torched homes and the traditional king's palace in Woro.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq condemned the killings as "a cowardly expression of frustration by terrorist cells" in a statement released Wednesday.

Accounts conflict on the toll, with Babaomo and AFP reporting 162 deaths and Sa'idu Baba Ahmed putting the figure at about 170, while police confirmed the attack but gave no casualty figures.

Gen. Dagvin Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command, said the United States dispatched a small military team to Nigeria, and officials said investigations and increased military and curfew measures are underway.

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: Armed gunmen attacked the villages, rounding up residents, binding their hands, shooting many, and torching homes and the traditional king's palace, killing at least 162 people according to Red Cross and local sources.
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Legit.ng
: The gunmen are described as armed attackers or terrorists, possibly linked to bandit or extremist groups like Boko Haram factions, with the governor calling them 'terrorist cells'; exact affiliation unconfirmed.
Sources:
TruthNigeria
: Red Cross and AFP report at least 162 deaths, lawmaker Sa'idu Baba Ahmed estimates about 170, while police confirmed the attack but provided no figures; a separate report confirms at least 10 deaths in Woro.
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Legit.ng
: Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq condemned the killings and called for investigations, increased military presence, and curfews; the US dispatched a small military team, and about 900 troops were mobilized.
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Vanguardngr.com (YouTube Transcript)
: It is part of a pattern, with prior attacks including school closures due to fears, bandit killings of vigilantes, abductions on highways, and earlier terrorist invasions forcing communities to flee.
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Africanews