Gunmen Kill Dozens in 3 Kano Villages
Last update: February 14, 2026
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At least 46 killed in gun attacks in Kano....
Motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed three villages in the north-central Nigerian state of Kano killing at least 46 people, a humanitarian source said on Saturday.
The attackers swept into communities in Borgu local government area of Niger State, near the border with Kwara State, shooting residents and cutting the throats of others, the source told AFP. Most homes were burned and additional bodies were still being recovered, the source added.
A security report seen by AFP said the assailants arrived on 41 motorcycles, each carrying two or three men.
A resident of Konkoso village said the gunmen first attacked nearby Tungar Makeri at about 6 a.m. before heading to his community.
The News agency said a Niger State police spokesman confirmed that six people were killed in Tungar Makeri and said officers were gathering information about the attacks on the other two villages.
“Some houses were set on fire and an as-yet undetermined number of people were abducted,” the spokesman said.
The Konkoso resident said his nephew was among those killed and that four women were abducted. He added that the gunmen later attacked Pissa village, set a police station ablaze and killed one person.
“Many people are missing,” he said.
The border area between Kwara and Niger states includes the Kainji Forest, long regarded as a haven for armed gangs and jihadist groups.
Nigeria has battled a jihadist insurgency in its northeast for more than 16 years. Violence has also spread to other regions, including farmer-herder clashes in the north-central belt, separatist unrest in the southeast and mass kidnappings in the northwest.
Earlier this month, jihadists killed more than 160 people in an attack on Woro village in Kwara State. The al Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed its first attack on Nigerian soil near Woro last October.
Religious and community leaders in Borgu last week urged President Bola Tinubu to establish a military base in the area to curb recurring attacks, local media reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Nigeria’s security efforts, alleging that Christians in the country are being persecuted and describing the violence as “genocide” carried out by “terrorists.”
