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By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
Five months after a deadly attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, families of victims have lamented that more than N155 million raised as ransom failed to secure the release of their abducted relatives, renewing calls for urgent government intervention.
Community leaders said the February 3, 2026 attack, carried out by more than 100 heavily armed assailants, left over 260 people dead, more than 30 houses burnt, and 176 residents abducted, making it one of the worst mass attacks recorded in recent years.
In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored by our correspondent, Alhaji Abdul Ibrahim, who spoke on behalf of the affected families, said he lost 10 relatives and has 35 family members still in captivity.
