"He keeps returning to the same spot a small, burned-out shop in the centre of Woro in western Nigeria's state of Kwara. Tanko looked exhausted, his eyes red and swollen, his voice barely rising above a whisper. Inside that shop are the corpses of my friend's son and grandson, he said, fighting back tears. It was difficult to make out the bodies in the blackened shell of the shop."
"On Tuesday evening, gunmen stormed into Woro and a neighbouring town, massacring about 200 people and leaving much of the community in ruins. Locals allege the attackers are linked to ISIL (ISIS), and had attacked the Muslim-majority community days after it rejected their demands to preach in the town. According to residents, the attackers barricaded the shop from the outside before setting it on fire, trapping those inside. They set them ablaze, but we did them no wrong, Tanko murmured, his voice breaking."
Armed attackers stormed Woro and a neighbouring town in Kwara State, killing about 200 people and burning homes, shops and vehicles. Residents say armed men kidnapped dozens of women and children after the massacre. Survivors describe charred bodies in a burned-out shop, including victims trapped and burned when attackers barricaded the building. Locals allege the attackers are linked to ISIL and launched the assault after the Muslim-majority community rejected demands to allow preaching. Fires continued smouldering days later and much of the town lies in ruins. Survivors escaped by hiding in bushes, fleeing at night, or crawling through fence gaps.
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