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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Abuja, February 4 (Xinhua) — More than 100 people were killed in attacks by unidentified gunmen on two villages in Kwara State, central Nigeria, on Tuesday evening, local sources reported on Wednesday.
According to sources, unmarked gunmen attacked the communities of Woro and Nuku in Kaiama Local Government Area late on Tuesday evening and returned early Wednesday morning, firing indiscriminately at residents and destroying some homes, causing chaos.
A Nigerian Red Cross official told Xinhua that the death toll had risen to approximately 67 earlier in the day, but by Wednesday afternoon it had already surpassed 100 after bandits carried out a second attack, taking advantage of poor road conditions.
Survivors and local hunters began search and rescue operations on Wednesday before state security forces arrived, the official added.
The Kwara State government condemned the attacks the same day, calling them “a desperate response by terrorist groups to ongoing security operations.”
State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq expressed condolences to the families of the victims and assured local residents that security forces have been ordered to intensify operations in the area where the attacks took place.
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