The Nigerian military said last month it had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state. Photograph: Afolabi SotundeReutersView image in fullscreenThe Nigerian military said last month it had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state. Photograph: Afolabi SotundeReutersGunmen kill more than 160 people in attacks on two west Nigeria villagesLocal politician says armed men rounded up residents, bound their hands behind their backs and shot themMore than 160 people have been killed in two villages in western Nigeria in the countrys deadliest armed assaults this year, as communities reel from repeated and widespread acts of violence perpetrated by jihadists and other armed groups.The death toll from Tuesdays attacks in Woro and Nuku in Kwara state stood at 162 on Wednesday afternoon, according to Mohammed Omar Bio, a member of parliament representing the area.He told the Associated Press that the Lakurawa, an armed group affiliated with Islamic State, had carried out the attacks. No one has claimed responsibility.Saidu Baba Ahmed, a politician in the Kaiama region, said gunmen had rounded up residents, bound their hands behind their backs and killed them. The attackers also torched homes and shops. As Im speaking to you now, Im in the village along with military personnel, sorting dead bodies and combing the surrounding areas for more, he told Reuters.He said many people had fled into surrounding bushland with gunshot wounds and that the
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