Armed males burned houses 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 houses and retailers in Woro, a distant village in Nigeria’s north-central Kwara State, authorities mentioned.
“This morning, I used to be instructed that 35 to 40 lifeless our bodies had been counted,” Sa’idu Baba Ahmed, a neighborhood lawmaker within the Kaiama area, instructed 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 might be discovered.
It was the deadliest assault this yr within the district bordering Niger State, which armed gangs have attacked more and more.
Villagers fled into the encompassing bushland because the armed males attacked Woro, Ahmed instructed the Reuters information company by cellphone. 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.
