US EditionGunmen kill at least 162 in new Nigeria attack
At least 170 people were killed and the Emir's palace burned in a coordinated attack by armed bandits amid ongoing counterterrorism efforts, officials said.
- On Tuesday evening, armed extremists killed at least 162 people in attacks on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, Mohammed Omar Bio said.
- Amid a broader security crisis, officials said Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq called the attack a `cowardly expression of frustration by terrorist cells`.
- Authorities identified the attackers as the Lakurawa, a locally known armed group linked to the Islamic State Sahel Province with roots in neighboring Niger and increased activity after the 2023 coup.
- Investigations are underway to determine responsibility while Ayodeji Emmanuel Babaomo said humanitarian access is limited as communities are remote, and U.S. Africa Command sent a small military team after December airstrikes.
- Last week, other deadly attacks underscored a pattern as separate assaults killed at least 36 in northeastern Nigeria and at least 13 in Doma, Katsina amid President Donald Trump's U.S. pressure.
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Deadly Extremist Attacks in Nigeria: Tragedy in Kwara Villages
Extremists linked to the Islamic State launched deadly assaults on two villages in Kwara, Nigeria, killing at least 162. The attacks, carried out by the Lakurawa group, mark one of the deadliest episodes in recent months, according to local lawmaker Mohammed Omar Bio.
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Mid Florida NewspapersArmed extremists have killed at least 162 people in attacks on 2 villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker says
Armed extremists have killed at least 162 people in attacks on 2 villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker says.
Government authorities are blaming "terrorist cells" for the violence in Africa's most populous country.
Some states in the country, especially in the center and northwest of the country, suffer constant attacks by criminal gangs that commit assaults and kidnappings to demand ransoms
At least 162 people were killed in an armed attack in a village in Kwara state, Nigeria, according to the Red Cross. A massacre of a rare violence that illustrates the worsening of insecurity in the...
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