At least 162 people were killed during coordinated militant attacks on two villages in western Nigeria Kwara state, highlighting the country’s deepening security crisis, a lawmaker said on Wednesday. The assaults targeted the villages of Woro and Nuku on Tuesday evening, according to Mohammed Omar Bio, a member of parliament representing the affected area. He […]
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Gunmen kidnap 38 in Nigerian church
Gunmen abducted 38 worshippers from a church in Eruku, Kwara State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, demanding a ransom of 100 million naira (around $69,000) per person, a church official told Reuters on Friday. The attack also claimed at least two lives, including the pastor, according to local reports. A video verified by Reuters showed parishioners taking […]