Suspected terrorists on motorcycles stormed Gada Oli, a village near Wawa and not far from Woro in Kwara State, late Saturday, sparking panic among residents.
Witnesses said the attackers rode into the community firing shots into the air to scare people away.
As villagers fled, the assailants broke into phone shops and carted away mobile devices.
Community sources reported that no casualties were recorded during the raid.
“They entered the community on motorbikes and started shooting in the air to chase people away,” a resident said. “After people ran, they entered phone stores and took phones.”
In early February 2026, suspected Boko Haram militants carried out one of the deadliest assaults ever seen in the country. The attackers rode into Woro and Nuku, two neighboring communities in Kaiama Local Government Area, on motorcycles.
They surrounded the villages in the evening and opened fire from all directions, leaving residents with little chance to escape.
Eyewitnesses said those who tried to flee were shot, while others were rounded up at the palace of the village head and executed.
Houses were burned, shops looted, and dozens of people kidnapped. Reports put the death toll at well over 160 villagers, with some sources suggesting more than 200 lives lost.
At least 50 people were injured, and many residents were abducted during the raid.
The militants were said to be enforcing their version of Sharia law, punishing the communities for rejecting their demands. The sheer scale of the massacre shocked Kwara and the wider country, sparking outrage and fear across rural areas.
In the aftermath, survivors accused security forces of failing to protect them. Some alleged that soldiers deployed after the massacre focused more on mounting roadblocks and extorting locals than pursuing the attackers.
