2026 Kwara State attacks
| 2026 Kwara State attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | 9°44′24″N 4°12′21″E / 9.74°N 4.2058°E Nuku and Woro, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Date | 3–4 February 2026 ~17:30 – 03:00 (WAT, UTC+01:00) |
Attack type | Massacre, mass shooting, mass murder, arson, kidnapping |
| Deaths | 162–200+ |
| Injured | 50+ |
| Victims | 38 kidnapped |
| Perpetrators | Lakurawa (claimed by Mohammed Omar Bio) |
| Motive | Villagers rejecting their version of sharia law |
On 3 February 2026, hundreds of extremist terrorist militants attacked the villages of Woro and Nuku (7 km to the west) in Kwara State, Nigeria, killing at least 162 residents. The attack was conducted after village residents rejected the militants' demand to adopt their version of Sharia law and bowing to their demands of letting them go through the village. The attackers also torched a number of buildings and kidnapped several people. Reports on the allegiance of the perpetrators varied, with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu blaming Boko Haram, and local House of Representatives member Mohammed Omar Bio blaming the Islamic State-linked Lakurawa. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria in months. Nigerian sources labelled the event the Kwara massacre.