|
Identifier |
IBD034754 |
|
Title |
Gunmen/Boko Haram Attack, Kwara |
|
Description |
Five Forest guards, dozens of bandits (assuming at least 24) and several civilians (assuming at least 10) died when gunmen raided a community. The guards were newly recruited to guard the community from gunmen. Vanguard reported that scores (at least 40) died in the encounter, while Daily Trust attributed the attack to ISWAP. |
|
Start date |
2026-04-10 |
|
End date |
2026-04-10 |
|
Duration |
1 Day(s) |
|
Place |
Nuku |
|
Number of death(s) |
28 |
|
Number of death(s) according to police |
NaN |
|
Number of death(s) according to press |
28 |
|
Protagonists |
armed gangs, other governmental security forces, islamic groups |
|
Causes of violence |
crime, political issue, religious issue |
|
Sources of information |
The Nation
(39 )
, Vanguard
(40 )
, Daily Trust
(5 )
|
|
LGA |
Kaiama |
