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Gunmen have killed 162 people in west Nigeria attack, says Red Cross official

todayFebruary 4, 2026

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Government blames ‘terrorist cells’ for attack in Woro village, one of country’s deadliest in recent months

More than 160 people have been killed in a village in western Nigeria in the country’s deadliest armed assault so far this year, an aid official and a local politician have said, as communities reel from repeated, widespread acts of violence perpetrated by armed gangs and jihadists.

The death toll from Tuesday’s attack in Woro in Kwara state stood at 162 on Wednesday afternoon, according to Babaomo Ayodeji, the Kwara state secretary of the Red Cross.

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