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First modification: 02/10/2026 - 18:50 Last modification: 02/10/2026 - 18:53
President Bola Tinubu deployed the Army to Kwara State following the massacre by suspected jihadists that left 162 people dead. It is the deadliest attack so far this year and is part of a spiral of violence that involves everything from conflicts between ethnic militias to tensions derived from illegal mining.
Nigeria is once again in mourning after one of the worst massacres on record. An attack carried out by suspected jihadists left at least 162 people dead on February 3 in two towns in Kwara state, according to the Red Cross.
The Nigerian Government accused Boko Haram without the group claiming responsibility for the offensive. The massacre was condemned internationally, from the United States and the Vatican to the United Nations. According to local reports, the attackers posed as preachers before massacring the crowd.
Since 2009, Nigeria has faced a jihadist insurgency in the northeast of the country, with rival groups affiliated with the self-proclaimed Islamic State, such as ISWAP, or Al-Qaeda, such as JNIM (Support Group for Islam and Muslims).
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Added to this is a conflict between farmers and shepherds, separatist violence and kidnappings, which analysts describe as a spiral of conflicts.
Across the region, more than 1,800 people were killed between 2021 and 2023, according to Amnesty International.
A conflict that, for the president of the United States, Donald Trump, boils down to what he classifies as a "genocide" of Christians in Nigeria, accusations that have always been rejected by Abuja.
With AFP
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