Gunmen kill nearly 200 in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina attacks

Nearly 200 people were killed in separate attacks by armed men on remote villages in central and northern Nigeria, officials and residents said Wednesday.

In Kwara state, gunmen attacked the Woro community on Tuesday, killing at least 170 people in what a local lawmaker described as the deadliest assault this year in the area bordering Niger state.

Residents said the attackers rounded up villagers, executed them, and burned homes and shops. Security forces were searching for survivors and missing residents.

In a separate attack in Katsina state, gunmen killed at least 21 people, going door to door and shooting victims, according to residents and police. The attack shattered a six-month peace pact between the community and the armed gang.

The incidents underscore Nigeria’s ongoing security crisis in remote regions, where communities are often targeted by armed groups despite military operations and peace deals.