"Tinubu said the soldiers being sent to Kwara would stem further attacks and protect remote communities. He condemned the attack as "cowardly and barbaric," saying that the mostly Muslim villagers had refused demands from the gunmen to impose or accept extremist rule. "President Tinubu expressed rage that the attackers killed the community members who rejected their obnoxious attempt at indoctrination," a presidential statement said."
"The president said the attack was perpetrated by "Boko Haram terrorists," while a local politician had on Wednesday suggested another Islamist group affiliated to the Islamic State that allegedly has roots in Niger was responsible. No group immediately claimed responsibility. Local lawmaker Sa'idu Baba Ahmed said the attackers set shops and the local traditional king's palace ablaze, adding that his whereabouts were unknown."
President Bola Tinubu deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in Kwara state after suspected jihadi fighters killed at least 162 people in an overnight attack. The assault on Woro and Nuku villages, near the Benin border, was the deadliest of the year. Tinubu said the soldiers would stem further attacks and protect remote communities. He condemned the attack as cowardly and barbaric and said attackers targeted villagers for rejecting extremist rule. The president attributed the massacre to Boko Haram, while local politicians suggested an Islamic State-affiliated group with alleged links to Niger. No group claimed responsibility. Attackers burned shops and a traditional king's palace. The Christian Association of Nigeria reported all 166 worshippers kidnapped in recent church attacks were freed.
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