At least 35 people were killed and several others went missing after bandits attacked Woro village in Kwara State, marking the district’s deadliest assault this year.
Bandits killed at least 35 people after storming Woro village in Kwara State late on Tuesday, setting buildings and shops ablaze, a lawmaker said. The attack is the deadliest recorded this year in the district bordering Niger State, an area increasingly targeted by armed gangs.
Villagers fled into surrounding bushland during the assault, Saidu Baba Ahmed told Reuters by phone. “Several people were still missing” as of Wednesday morning, he said. Banditry has surged across northwest and north-central Nigeria, with Kwara reporting rising attacks near the Niger border.
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