At Least 100 Killed in Overnight Attacks on Two Villages in Nigeria's Kwara State

Kwara State, Nigeria. Local sources reported on Wednesday that at least 100 people were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen on two villages in the central Kwara State of Nigeria late Tuesday night.

The unknown gunmen attacked the Woro and Nuku communities under the local government area of 'Kaiama' during the night and returned on Wednesday morning. They indiscriminately shot at the residents and also set fire to some houses.

An official from the Nigerian Red Cross Society stated, 'The death toll reached 67 the previous day, but it has now risen to over 100 after the gunmen carried out a second attack by Wednesday afternoon.'

Survivors and local security teams began search and rescue operations on Wednesday before state security forces arrived. The Kwara State government condemned the killings on Wednesday, describing it as a 'desperate reaction by terrorist groups to ongoing security operations.'

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq expressed condolences to the victims' families and stated that security agencies have been directed to intensify operations in the area.