The survivors of a brutal jihadists attack on Woro and Nuku, in Kwara State have shared harrowing accounts of the violence that left at least 75 people dead and dozens abducted.
“They came en masse in the name of religion, and they decided to kill our people. Two of the community head’s children, who were medical students, were killed in front of the house before they set it ablaze. They massacred everyone. It is just devastating…They killed two of my children and abducted my wife and three children. Infact, they forced a few people to go and listen to their preaching. That means they had enough time… adequate time to do whatever they liked.
“We’ve been receiving these pamphlets, soliciting them to join the extremist views and preaching by these militants. After they see a bit of resistance from the people, they then started sending us warnings. We contacted security forces, the military went to the area briefly to investigate, but after they left, the jihadists launched their assault.
“We are wondering why this security lapse was allowed to happen, why the authorities could not take action. I was among those who buried 30 corpses. We have never experienced this before in Kaima local government area”.
-9News Nigeria.
