Gunmen killed more than 160 people in attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, marking the deadliest armed assaults in the country this year, according to reports from The Guardian. The attacks, which occurred in Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, saw armed men round up residents, bind their hands, and shoot them.
The Nigerian military had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state last month, according to The Guardian. The attacks highlight the ongoing violence perpetrated by jihadists and other armed groups in the region.
In other news, a 26-year-old singer and former contestant on The Voice Nigeria, Ifunanya Nwangene, died after being bitten by a snake in her flat in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, as reported by The Guardian. The incident has raised questions about the availability of effective antivenoms. In a final message to her friends, Nwangene wrote, "Please come."
Meanwhile, in Caracas, Alex Saab, a close associate of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly detained during a joint operation by Venezuela's intelligence agency and the FBI, according to The Guardian. Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman, is considered Maduro's frontman. He could potentially be extradited to the US in the coming days.
In the Pacific Ocean, the United States military killed two people in its latest attack on a vessel, as reported by Al Jazeera. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) stated that two narco-terrorists were killed during the action.
Finally, in Dublin, one person died and three others were injured after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in the city center, according to Sky News. The incident, which occurred at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street, is being treated as a road crash. Ireland's justice minister confirmed the news to the Irish parliament. Emergency services were called shortly after 12:30 PM.
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