Terrorists Kill Over 40 Residents In Latest Kwara Attack

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Kwara state Government on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, expressed serious shock and sadness over the gruesome attack and killings of several innocent residents of Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Council of the State.

No fewer than 40 people were reportedly killed following the invasion of the communities by suspected terrorist elements late Tuesday evening February 3, 2026 .

According to local witness accounts, over 40 casualties had been confirmed as at Wednesday morning, with several hundreds said to have taken refuge inside nearby bushes.

Several others equally said sustained varying degrees of injuries from the attacks and while trying to escape the onslaught.

According to sources, the attackers are believed to have crossed over from neighbouring communities of Niger State

Locals further revealed that the attackers, before carrying out the attack,were spotted moving around, and even mingling with residents at the border communities in neighbouring Niger State where they were allegedly preaching to and persuading locals on the need to shun the Nigerian Constitution and State and embrace Islamic laws and Government.

It was however reported that  residents of Woro and Nuku not only resisted the separatist and Islamist arrangements when introduced to them ,but also challenged the preachers .

The open disagreement shown by the people infuriated the attackers  who then decided to descend on them, leading to the instant death of many, and the escape of others into the bushes.

A statement on Wednesday from Rafiu Ajakaye, the media aide to Governor Abdulraham AbdulRazaq, while vowing to track down the perpetrators, sympathized with families, relations and friends of the victims.

“The Governor is saddened by the cowardly attack on civilians in Woro and Nuku communities of Kaiama Local Government Area”, Ajakaye stated.

The Governor also described the heinous attack as the handiwork of desperate terrorist elements who are jittery over the intensified operations by security agencies to hunt them down.

According to the Governor, the attack on the unsuspecting and vulnerable residents of Woro and Nuku communities is a deliberate ploy by the terrorists to divert the attention of security operatives who are on the verge of annihilating them from the State.