A minimum of 35 folks had been killed late on Tuesday when armed bandits stormed Woro village, a distant neighborhood in Kaiama Native Authorities Space of Kwara State, in what has been described because the deadliest assault within the space to this point in 2026.
The assault, reported by Saidu Baba Ahmed, a member of the Kwara state Home of Meeting, concerned gunmen taking pictures residents and setting homes and outlets on fireplace, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Many villagers reportedly fled into surrounding bushland to flee the violence, leaving a number of residents lacking.
The incident highlights rising insecurity in north-central Nigeria, the place banditry—as soon as largely concentrated within the northwest—has begun spreading to new areas.
Reuters reported that the assault caught residents off guard, forcing many to run for his or her lives.
The dimensions of the assault has intensified considerations over insecurity in areas of Kwara beforehand thought of comparatively secure.
Banditry in Nigeria has developed over the previous decade, shifting from the northwest to north-central states resembling Niger, Kebbi, and now elements of Kwara.
As of Wednesday, the Kwara State Authorities and federal safety businesses had not launched an official assertion on the Woro assault.
The Woro assault is the most recent in a sequence of violent incidents which have raised nationwide alarm.
In November 2025, President Bola Tinubu postponed journeys to each the twentieth G20 Summit in South Africa and the seventh AU–EU Summit in Angola because of escalating insecurity in Kebbi and Kwara States.
Safety specialists warn that repeated assaults in susceptible communities may set off mass displacement and worsen humanitarian challenges within the area.
In November, Tinubu directed the quick withdrawal of cops connected to Very Necessary Individuals (VIPs) throughout the nation, ordering that these personnel be redeployed to core policing duties.
The choice was introduced after President Tinubu met with the police, Air Pressure and military chiefs, in addition to the Director-Basic of the Division of State Providers (DSS).