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The Digest: Survivors of the deadly attack on the Woro community in Kwara State have recounted their ordeal, with many still missing family members days later. Danjuma Bagu, receiving treatment for a gunshot wound, stated he has not heard from his wife and six children since the attack...

The Digest: Pope Leo XIV has expressed sorrow over deadly attacks in Nigeria's Kwara State that killed more than 160 people. Assailants linked to a Boko Haram faction struck Woro and Nuku villages for over ten hours on February 3-4 with little security resistance. Eyewitnesses reported that a...

The Digest: Survivors of the deadly terrorist attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama, Kwara State, have disclosed that most of their assailants were teenagers between 15 and 18 years old, led by slightly older commanders. In harrowing accounts, the wounded victims, now receiving...

The Digest: The Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, has been entirely deserted following Tuesday's terrorist attack, with survivors and the village head fleeing the area. According to the Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Muazu Omar, the community is now a "ghost town" after...

The Digest: More than 50 survivors of the recent terrorist attack on the Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, are receiving hospital treatment for various injuries, including gunshot wounds. The Senator representing Kwara North, Sadiq Umar, visited the...

The Digest: The United States has issued a statement condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Kwara State, Nigeria, which resulted in over 160 deaths. According to the statement, the US expressed its deepest condolences to the affected families and described the incident as a "tragic and...

The Digest: The Village Head of Woro in Kwara State, Umar Salihu, has stated that terrorists attacked his community for nearly ten hours before security forces arrived, leaving scores dead and properties razed. According to reports in ARISE News and Vanguard, Salihu said distress calls began...

The Digest: Residents of the Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have recovered and buried 78 bodies following Tuesday’s deadly attack by armed assailants. The burial took place after Islamic funeral prayers on Wednesday evening, with victims laid to rest in groups of...

The Digest: The Nigerian Red Cross has confirmed that at least 162 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on Woro village in Kwara State, revising earlier figures. This makes it one of the deadliest assaults in Nigeria in recent months. According to local officials, gunmen invaded the village...

The Digest: Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has stated that the massacre of at least 75 residents in Nuku and Woro communities was carried out by Islamic extremists. According to the governor, the attackers targeted villagers for refusing to adopt an extreme doctrine, choosing...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State, following a deadly attack by suspected terrorists on Nuku and Woro communities that killed 162 residents. The military operation, named "Operation Savannah Shield,"...

The Digest: More than 160 people have been killed in attacks on Woro and Nuku villages in Kwara State, western Nigeria, marking one of the deadliest armed assaults this year. According to local officials, gunmen from the Islamic State-affiliated Lakurawa group rounded up residents, bound their...

The Digest: Armed terrorists have abducted at least four travellers in a new attack on a major highway in Kwara State, as residents of besieged communities in neighbouring Niger State flee their homes following a deadly weekend massacre that killed over 40 people. Key Points: Suspected...

The Digest: Kidnappers in Kwara State have escalated their demands, seeking a combined ₦450 million ransom for the release of a traditional ruler, his son, and eight other residents, casting a dark storm of fear and insecurity over local communities. Key Points: The Oniwo of Aafin, Oba...

The Digest: Bandits have demanded a ransom of ₦500 million for the release of five construction workers abducted on December 15 at a road project site in Kwara State’s Isin Local Government Area. Families of the victims, who addressed journalists in Ilorin on Monday, accused the state...

The Digest: Activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has condemned the violent attack on women and children protesting insecurity in Kwara State, calling the incident “one of the most despicable scenes” at a government house. In a post on X, Sowore accused Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of...

The Digest: The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftahu Gbadamosi, has called for calm among residents after an unidentified object caused an explosion that damaged buildings in the Kwara community, which authorities have linked to debris from the recent US airstrikes in Sokoto. Key Points: An...

The Digest: Two objects believed to be explosives landed in Offa, Kwara State, on Thursday night after residents reported hearing a loud thud, though neither object detonated. Key Points: The objects hit the Eid ground and the Solid Worth Hotel in Ijagbo, Offa. The Offa Local Government...

The Digest: Masked assailants have kidnapped two Chinese nationals from a major road construction site in Kwara State, underscoring the persistent threat to critical infrastructure projects and expatriate personnel despite heightened security directives. Key Points: Two Chinese nationals...

The Digest: Armed bandits have given the Isapa community in Kwara State a one-week deadline to pay a N300 million ransom for ten abducted residents, threatening to kill the victims and launch a deadly new attack if their demands are unmet. Key Points: Bandits who kidnapped 10 people from...