Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have released a heart-wrenching video in which they paraded hundreds of abducted victims, including women and children, reportedly kidnapped from Woro community in Kaiama LGA of Kwara State, where terrorists killed over 200 residents earlier this month. In the viral video, one of the terrorists interrogated the captives about where they…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the killing of villagers in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The military high command said this in a statement issued through the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, on Monday. The statement also conveyed the Chief of…
The United States has condemned the recent horrific attacks in Kwara State, Nigeria, which left over 160 people dead, with many still unaccounted for. In a statement issued on Friday, the US expressed its deepest condolences to the families affected, describing the incident as a “tragic and devastating loss of life.” The statement also…
The grieving people of the Woro community in the Kaiama local government area of Kwara State have recovered the bodies of 78 victims of the attack launched on the rural community by armed bandits on Tuesday. They performed the funeral prayer (janazah) on the corpses at about 6:30pm yesterday, shortly before the evening ( magrib)…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion in Kaiama LGA of Kwara state following the deadly attack by suspected terrorists on the Nuku and Woro communities on Tuesday. Rauf Ajakaye, the chief press secretary to AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara State, told TheCable that 75 residents were killed by the suspected…
About 170 casualties have been recorded in a recent attack by armed bandits on Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area on Tuesday, according to lawmaker Saidu Ahmed on Wednesday. Mr Ahmed, who confirmed the number in a phone call with Reuters, said several dead bodies were being sorted following the dastardly…
Terrorists on Tuesday night attacked Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing several villagers and setting many houses ablaze. Checks revealed that the assailants invaded the communities in large numbers at about 6:00 p.m., unleashing violence that left families mourning their dead and properties destroyed. A community leader in…
Leaders of the Kwara State chapter of Miyetti Allah, including their President, Idris Abubakar, have been arrested for alleged involvement in kidnapping and sponsorship of armed bandit groups in the state, it was gathered. Investigations indicated that Miyetti Allah leader reportedly admitted to aiding multiple kidnapping operations linked to Fulani bandits. Security source said: “These…
A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, on Monday died in a fire incident in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occurred at about 11:58 a.m. on Cemetery Road, Irewolede area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle. “Pastor Awolola reportedly set undergrowth on…
Terrorists have demanded N400 million, foods and drinks as ransom to release 22 persons they kidnapped from different communities in Kwara South senatorial district. The affected communities include Adanla, Isapa, Isanlu-Isin and Owa-Onire. Vanguard reliably gathered that the terrorists migrated from communities like Oke-Ode, Babanla and Eruku, where the federal government had put in place…
