US EditionKaima Massacre: Shettima Leads Nigerian Govt Delegation to Kwara
Vice President Shettima met local leaders and security agencies to coordinate relief and security efforts after Boko Haram killed over 100 residents and abducted women in Kwara.
- On Saturday, Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Ilorin to commiserate with Kwara State, landing at Tunde Idiagbon International Airport where Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Senator Sadiq Umar received him.
- Suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed Woro community, setting houses ablaze and killing more than 100 residents during the February 3, 2026 attack.
- A battalion of the Nigerian Army was ordered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stabilise Kaiama, many wounded victims were rushed to hospitals in Ilorin and neighbouring towns, and the National Emergency Management Agency was directed to coordinate relief efforts.
- The federal response has left communities in mourning and on edge as security agencies intensify operations while displaced residents await safety assurances in Kwara's northern axis.
- Vice President Kashim Shettima will meet the village head of Woro, the Emir of Kaiama, local authorities, and security chiefs to review operations and reaffirm President Tinubu's resolve.
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Kaima massacre: Shettima leads Nigerian Govt delegation to Kwara
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led a Federal Government delegation to Kwara State to commiserate with residents of Nuku and Woro communities in Kaiama Local Government Area following recent terrorist attacks that claimed several lives. During the visit, the Vice President reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to restore peace and stability to the affected areas, assuring residents that decisive security measures had already been…
Shettima Arrives Kwara Over Woro Massacre
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in the aftermath of last Tuesday’s deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area. More than 100 residents were killed during the incident. The Vice President landed at the Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, and was received by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Senator representing Kwara North, Senator Sadiq Umar, alongside other top gov…
Shettima arrives Kwara to assess Woro village attack aftermath
Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived Ilorin, the Kwara state capital Saturday morning following last Tuesday's massacre of more than 100 persons in Woro, Kaiama local government area of Kwara by suspected Boko haram terrorists.
Kwara: Tinubu Orders NEMA’s Support For Distressed Communities As Shettima Pays Condolence Visit
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday received Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shetima on a condolence visit to the state over the recent terrorist attack in Woro (Kaiama) in which at least 75 innocent lives were lost. In an address at the Ahmadu Bello House in Ilorin, the Vice President called the attack an unacceptable violation of people’s right to peaceful practice of their faith, saying the size of the carnage shocked Nige…
JUST IN: Shettima Departs Abuja for On-the-Spot Assessment of Tragic Attack in Kwara - NewsTmes.com.ng
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed the nation’s capital, Abuja, on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the recent tragic attack in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of … The post JUST IN: Shettima Departs Abuja for On-the-Spot Assessment of Tragic Attack in Kwara ap…
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