Nigeria’s security crisis is moving southward toward the country’s commercial capital, with jihadists and armed gangs threatening parts of the West African nation as yet largely untouched by decades of roiling violence.
Nigeria’s security crisis is moving southward toward the country’s commercial capital, with jihadists and armed gangs threatening parts of the West African nation as yet largely untouched by decades of roiling violence.
A general views of burnt debris and damaged homes following the attack in Woro, Kwara State, on February 5, 2026. Details are still emerging from the attack in Kwara State, but it is one of the country's deadliest in recent months. According to the Red Cross, the death toll stands at 162 people, and the search for bodies is ongoing. (Photo by Light Oriye Tamunotonye / AFP via Getty Images)