Armed Islamist extremists kill 162 people in villages in western Nigeria

At least 162 people were killed in attacks on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Nigeria’s Kwara state on Tuesday, a lawmaker said. These attacks, carried out by Lakurawa militants linked to ISIS, come against a backdrop of a worsening security crisis across the country, including Boko Haram violence in the northeast and kidnappings in the northwest.