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By Seyi Babalola
Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, on Saturday morning, following the massacre of over 100 people by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Woro, Kaiama local government area of Kwara last Tuesday.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Senator Sadiq Umar of Kwara North, and other state officials welcomed him at Ilorin’s Tunde Idiagbon International Airport.
The vice president is scheduled to meet with various stakeholders, including the village head of Woro, the Emir of Kaiama, local government officials, and security chiefs.
President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate deployment of a battalion of soldiers to the problematic area.
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Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists raided the Woro village, setting it on fire and killing over 100 people.
An uncomfirmed number of women and girls were equally abducted.
75 victims were on Wednesday given a mass burial according to Islamic rites.
Scored of wounded persons were also taken to hospitals while some of them have been discharged.
The Woro attack has been widely condemned by both local and international communities.
