US EditionNigeria president deploys army after new massacre
President Tinubu deployed troops after gunmen killed up to 162 in Kwara, targeting villagers who rejected extremist ideology, amid ongoing military offensives against terrorists.
- Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in Woro village, which was the deadliest attack this year in the state bordering Niger.
- The violence highlights fears that jihadist factions from the north are pushing south along the Niger-Kwara axis toward the Kainji forest, which security analysts warn could become their next stronghold.
- Tinubu condemned the attack as 'cowardly and barbaric,' saying the gunmen targeted villagers who had rejected attempts to impose extremist rule, and that the new military unit would stem further attacks and protect remote communities.
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Nigeria deploys army after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu deployed an army battalion after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people, the latest sign of spiraling violence in Africa’s most populous nation. Though Abuja claims to be ramping up its campaign against radical militias, hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped so far this year, underscoring the lawlessness that pervades swaths of the country. Meanwhile Washington has increased its scrutiny of Nigeri…
Nigeria: Kwara state massacre survivors terrorised, death toll at 162
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed an army battalion to a troubled state after gunmen killed as many as 162 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent months. Residents in the area are terrorised following the massacre.
The Nigerian president named Boko Haram as responsible for the "loose and bestial" attack, which killed 162 people on 3 February. An army battalion will be deployed there.
Nigeria: President deploys troops after Kwara state attack
President Bola Tinubu deployed an army battalion in the west after Islamists killed well over 100 villagers. Meanwhile, a Christian association said all 166 churchgoers kidnapped in the north last month had been freed.
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