AI, AU, UN, condemn terrorists’ massacre of about 200 in Woro
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres, on Thursday, condemned the mass slaughter of about 200 people in Kwara State.
The UN chief, in a terse statement on his X page on Thursday, said he strongly condemned the attacks that left hundreds dead in Woro and neighbouring communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack of 3 February, in Kwara State, Nigeria,” Mr Gutteres wrote.
He added, “My heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of Nigeria. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured.”
The massacre of about 200 people in Kwara has sparked reactions across Nigeria, attracting global media attention.
President Bola Tinubu has deployed security agencies to the affected communities.
Amnesty International, on Wednesday, condemned the killing of more than 200 people in separate incidents, which occurred on Tuesday, February 3, in Kwara and Katsina States.
“Amnesty International strongly condemns the attacks on rural communities in Kwara and Katsina state on Tuesday 3 February 2026, in which gunmen killed over 200 people. Many of those killed were shot at close range and some were burnt alive,” the organisation said in a statement on Wednesday.
‘Barbaric’ attack
Also, the African Union Commission has condemned the deadly attacks on Nuku and Woro communities in Kwara, which left scores dead and property destroyed.
The chairperson of the commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, in a statement, said he learned with deep shock and profound sorrow of the terrorist attack carried out on the communities.
Youssouf regretted reports that “at least 162 innocent civilians tragically lost their lives” in the violent attacks, which occurred on Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday.
The AU chairperson condemned “in the strongest possible terms this heinous and barbaric act, which constitutes a grave violation of human rights and an unacceptable assault on peace and security”.
He reaffirmed the African Union’s unwavering policy of zero tolerance for terrorism and violent extremism in all their forms and manifestations.
The chair extended “his sincere condolences to the bereaved families and relatives of the victims, as well as to the brotherly people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
He expressed the African Union’s “full solidarity with the government of Nigeria and the authorities of Kwara State during this difficult time”.
