Jos, Nigeria, Feb 4, 2026 (AFP) - Death toll in western-central Nigeria attack sharply rises to 162: Red Cross

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2026-02-04

The death toll from an attack by gunmen on a western-central Nigerian village has risen to 162, a Red Cross official told AFP on Wednesday, making it one of the deadliest raids in the country in recent months. "Reports said that the death toll now stands at 162, as the search for more bodies continues," Babaomo Ayodeji, Kwara state secretary of the Red Cross, said, updating the earlier toll of 67. str-sn/kjm ...

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