"Armed extremists attacked a pair of villages in western Nigeria overnight, a lawmaker and medics said on Wednesday, killing at least 162 people in one of the deadliest assaults of its kind in recent months. The attacks targeted the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, Mohammed Omar Bio, a member of parliament representing the area, told the Associated Press."
"He said the attacks were carried out by the Lakurawa, an Islamist armed group affiliated with the self-styled "Islamic State." Initial reports on the attack, from early Wednesday morning, began with a death toll in the region of 35 to 40, before that was updated to 67, and subsequently raised well past 100. Kwara is the same state the US targeted in airstrikes in December, striking Islamic State militants at the request of Nigeria's government."
Armed militants attacked the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state overnight, killing at least 162 people in one of the deadliest recent assaults. Casualty estimates rose rapidly from initial figures of roughly 35–40 to 67 and then well past 100. The attackers were identified as the Lakurawa, an Islamist armed group affiliated with the self-styled "Islamic State." The villages lie in a remote area near the Benin border about eight hours from the state capital, hindering relief efforts; the Red Cross has not yet reached the communities. Authorities linked the attack to terrorist cells reacting to intensified military operations, including recent US-assisted airstrikes.
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