Armed extremists attacked a pair of villages in western Nigeria overnight, a lawmaker and medics said on Wednesday, killing at least 162 people in one of the deadliest assaults of its kind in recent months. The attacks targeted the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, Mohammed Omar Bio, a member of parliament representing the area, told the Associated Press. He said the attacks were carried out by the Lakurawa, an Islamist armed group affiliated with the self-styled "Islamic State."

Tag-uri: Islam