Boko Haram terrorists under the Sadiku faction, operating in the North-central region of Nigeria, have circulated a propaganda video capturing women and children kidnapped from Woro village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The gunmen stormed the community between 3rd and 4th of February, 2026, killing scores of residents while abducting dozens during a prolonged assault that lasted several hours before security forces arrived — late after the attackers fled the scene. Estimated number of casualties resulting from the deadly attack vary widely.
While a local lawmaker Saidu Ahmed cited 35 abductees, a state official reported 75 deaths, as residents suggested higher casualties, rising above 150.
Woro Deadly Nightmare
The Woro February attack was arguably marked as the deadliest war against humanity the country experienced in recent years.
Woro village sits on the edge of Kainji National Park, a sprawling 5,341 square kilometer forest increasingly used as a base by Boko Haram and Ansaru militants, locally known as Mamuda since mid-2024.
The raid followed numerous prior warning letters being sent to the village Head Salihu Umar, notifying the residents of planned radical preaching. This prompted the government to deploy military personnel to the village which was later withdrawn before the attacker operated afterwards.
The incident propelled President Bola Tinubu to deploy an army battalion for rescues to the “State of Harmony,” though nothing has been recorded so far.
The Propaganda Video, What?
Posted briefly on TikTok by user Abu Abba before disappearing from the social media application, the 1:34-minute clip featured a militant interrogating captives, who confirmed their origin as Woro and claimed total numbers of 176 people in captivity — contradicting official figures of around 30.
The terrorists denounced Nigeria’s government as one of “infidelity and deceit” while disputing low abduction reports.
According to Premium Times, a reliable media platform based in Nigeria, Umar, the village head whose wife and daughters were also abducted verified the video and noted over 150 documented missing persons, with no ransom demands received.