Storytimes Newspapers

  Armed bandits launched a ferocious attack on the rural communities of Woro and Nuku in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday evening, killing at least 10 residents and setting numerous houses ablaze in what locals describe as a coordinated and devastating assault. Eyewitness accounts and community leaders report that the gunmen, suspected to have originated from forest hideouts in the nearby Borgu National Park in Niger State, stormed the villages around 5-6 p.m. They moved methodically from house to house, firing indiscriminately and igniting residential buildings, leaving families grieving and properties in ruins. A local source confirmed to reporters that approximately 10 people lost their lives in the violence, with many others fleeing into surrounding bushes for safety. Several homes were completely razed, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the already vulnerable border region. The attack comes amid ongoing security operations in parts of Kwara State, i...