Gunmen have killed on Wednesday to 162 personas in the town of Woro, Kwara Statein it west central Nigeriaaccording to the Red Cross. The attack, confirmed by the police and the state governor, is one of the deadliest recorded in the country in recent months.
The region faces a serious insecurity due to the action of criminal gangs and jihadist groups. Authorities had imposed curfews and closed schools in some areas. The governor of Kwara described the massacre as a reaction of “terrorist cells” in the face of ongoing military operations.
Nigeria has been living for years escalation of armed violencecon attacks, kidnappings and a jihadist insurgency that affects several regions of the country, which has led the Government to reinforce security measures with international support.
Multifactorial insecurity
He Kwara State suffers a multifactorial insecuritybetween armed gangs (known locally as ‘bandits’) that loot towns, kidnap and terrorize the inhabitants, and a growing jihadist threat, with groups active in the northwest of the country that expand their area of action towards the south.
In front of the insecuritylocal authorities imposed curfews in some areas of the state and had closed schools for several weeks, before ordering them to reopen on Monday.
