Armed males burned properties and retailers in Woro, a distant village in north-central Kwara State bordering Niger State, authorities say.
Printed On 4 Feb 2026
Armed males have killed at the least 35 individuals and burned properties and retailers in Woro, a distant village in Nigeria’s north-central Kwara State, authorities mentioned.
“This morning, I used to be informed that 35 to 40 lifeless our bodies had been counted,” Sa’idu Baba Ahmed, a neighborhood lawmaker within the Kaiama area, informed the AFP information company on Wednesday.
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“Many others escaped into the bush with gunshots,” Ahmed mentioned, including that extra our bodies could possibly be discovered.
It was the deadliest assault this 12 months within the district bordering Niger State, which armed gangs have attacked more and more.
Villagers fled into the encircling bushland because the armed males attacked Woro, Ahmed informed the Reuters information company by telephone. A number of individuals had been nonetheless lacking, he mentioned.
The assault was confirmed by police, who didn’t present casualty figures. The state authorities blamed the assault on “terrorist cells”.
Banditry and armed assaults on rural communities have surged throughout northwest and north-central Nigeria in recent times as gangs raid villages, kidnap residents and loot livestock.
