Terrorists this week killed around 170 people during attacks on rural communities in Kwara state, in west-central Nigeria, after luring residents under the pretext of carrying out a religious activity.
According to the agency Reutersterrorists attacked the communities of Woro and Nuku, in the Kaiama district, initially claiming that they would preach. When residents gathered at the site, the terrorists began their attack. Witnesses reported that adult men were executed, while women and children were both shot and kidnapped. Among the dead were people of different religions, including Christians and Muslims.
As the district head of Woro said, heard by the local press, the perpetrators belong to an Islamic jihadist faction associated with the terrorist group Boko Haram. He said a distress call was made to authorities shortly after the attack began, but military support only arrived about ten hours later, by which time the terrorists had left the area.
According to the community leader, weeks before the massacre the group had sent a letter to the community announcing its intention to “indoctrinate” residents with the extremist version of Islam. The episode was reported to local authorities, and it is suspected that the attack occurred as a reprisal.
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