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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Abuja, February 5 (Xinhua) — At least 75 bodies were recovered after gunmen attacked two villages in Kwara State, central Nigeria, earlier this week, local officials said late Wednesday.
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who visited Kayama Local Government Area on Wednesday evening with security chiefs and cabinet members, said 75 people were killed in the communities of Woro and Nuku. He identified the victims as local Muslims and said they were attacked after refusing to submit to extremists who, he said, preached a "strange doctrine."
The militants, riding motorcycles, fired indiscriminately at residents and destroyed some houses, local sources told Xinhua.
A senior military officer who accompanied the governor on a tour of the affected villages said the death toll could rise as search and rescue operations continue.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu blamed the terrorist group Boko Haram for the attacks and ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kayama Local Government Area, according to a statement from the presidential office released late Wednesday.
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