Nearly 200 people have been killed by armed men in separate attacks in remote villages in central and northern Nigeria, a local lawmaker, residents and police said on Wednesday, as security forces searched for survivors and chased the attackers.
In central Kwara state, gunmen attacked the Woro community on Tuesday leaving at least 170 people dead, the lawmaker for the area, Saidu Baba Ahmed, said by phone.
It was the deadliest assault recorded this year in the district bordering Niger state,…
Gunmen massacre nearly 200 in Nigeria attacks, some bound and executed
