Overview
- Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says about 75 people were killed in Woro and Nuku, and a local chairman reported 70 victims buried in a mass grave.
- Earlier counts varied widely, with lawmakers citing 162–170 deaths while the Red Cross reported 67 and noted its teams had not yet reached the villages.
- Local authorities identify the assailants as the Lakurawa, an Islamic State–affiliated group, and survivors described executions after demands to accept Sharia law.
- Security forces have been deployed for search-and-rescue operations, and state officials say the attack followed recent counterterrorism campaigns in the area.
- In a separate incident, at least 13–23 people were killed in Katsina state, and U.S. Africa Command says a small team has been sent to Nigeria following December airstrikes.