No be small matter o! For Kwara state, wahala don burst as armed extremists waka come attack Woro and Nuku villages. E no go believe say na 162 people dem don kill – and that one na wetin lawmakers talk. The matter fit even dey worse pass that one, as some human rights group talk say death toll fit high pass 170. Na the Lakurawa group wey dey connect with Islamic State na im carry out dis gbege on February 3, 2026.
Mohammed Omar Bio, wey be member of parliament for the area, don confirm say no one don collect responsibility for di attack. The Red Cross sabi say dem never fit reach di communities wey get blood all over ground because dem dey far from state capital – na about eight hours waka, and e dey near Benin border. Di scene too don show plenty bodies wey dey lie for ground, some dem hands still tied, plus houses wey dey burn. This one no be joke, na serious matter!
Amnesty International don jam the matter well as dem dey shout say di “security lapses” wey allow dis kind barbaric attack happen no fit gree. Dem talk say di gunmen don dey send warning letters to di villagers for more than five months, but e be like say dem no take am serious. Di governor of Kwara, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, don talk say na cowardice dem display as e relate to di military operations wey dey happen for di state.
As Nigeria dey suffer from plenty security wahala, we dey see Boko Haram dey carry out own attack for northeast, and kidnappers dey scatter di peaceful vibes for di northwest and north-central. Just on di same February 3, some unknown gunmen don kill 13 people for Doma village wey dey Katsina. E be like say trouble no go finish for here.
James Barnett, wey be researcher for Washington-based Hudson Institute, don talk say di attack for Kwara state na likely work of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, aka Boko Haram faction. Dis one don happen after di U.S. don send small team of military officers come Nigeria, as dem dey try respond to di security wahala. Earlier for December, U.S. forces don even carry out airstrikes against militants wey dey connect with di Islamic State.
If we no take care, dis kind killings fit turn to norm for Naija. E don reach time for our leaders to dey pay more attention to di security issue wey dey vex wey dey happen upandan. E too early to say make we dey relaxed – this one na national emergency, we no fit do am like frog wey dey follow di rain! We need to make am clear say we no go let dis kind evil dey happen again. Na all of us get work to do!
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