In Nigeria, militants killed 162 people in attacks on two villages 0 11

Attacks on the villages of Voro and Nuku in Kwara State occurred on Tuesday evening, reported lawmaker Mohammed Omar Bio.

According to him, the attacks were carried out by the armed group "Lakurawa," linked to the jihadist organization "Islamic State." However, no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Kwara State Red Cross Secretary Ayodeji Emmanuel Baabaomo stated that his organization was unable to reach the affected communities, where "dozens of people were killed," as they are located in a remote area near the border with Benin.

The human rights organization Amnesty International stated that militants killed more than 170 people, destroyed homes, and looted shops. It is noted that for over five months, militants had been sending "warning" letters to the residents of these villages.

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulaziz described these attacks as a "cowardly manifestation of the discontent of terrorist cells" in response to military operations against armed extremists in the state.

In another attack, also on Tuesday, unidentified militants killed at least 13 people in the village of Doma in Katsina State. No one has claimed responsibility for this attack either.

Last week, the Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least 36 people in an attack on a construction site and a military base in the northeast of the country.