At least 102 people have been confirmed killed, including women and children, on Tuesday evening when suspected bandits attacked Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Several houses were also said to have been razed during the attack, while an unconfirmed number of people have been kidnapped.
The Emir of Kaiama, Omar Muazu, confirmed that 75 victims have been given mass burial according to the Islamic rite, while some have been transported to their other communities for burial.
The Emir disclosed this during the Governor of the state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s, visit to the community to commiserate with the people. He described the massacre as the worst in the history of Nigeria.
The Emir said Woro town is now a ghost community, while an undisclosed number of women and children were kidnapped by the bandits.
Alhaji Mu’azu said the bandits had earlier kidnapped two Chinese and killed a soldier.
“The bandits had earlier sent a letter to the community, purportedly notifying residents of their intention to ‘come and preach.’
“However, the visit proved to be a deadly ruse, as the group instead carried out a massacre of the inhabitants,” the Emir said.
He requested a military base to secure the community and the Kainji National Lake, where they are hibernating.
The Governor of the state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, visited the community to commiserate with the people following a bandit attack that claimed more than a hundred persons.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said that President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate deployment of a battalion of soldiers to the location.
He said there would be major operations in the axis to ensure people’s safety.
“The bandits have murdered sleep, and they shall be met with full force,” he said.
It was gathered that troops of the Nigerian Army, alongside forest guards, have been deployed to the affected communities to restore calm and prevent further attacks.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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