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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSaharaReporters\u2019 visits to the Kali, Baburasa, and Gada Oli communities near Woro on Monday and Tuesday highlighted escalating fear among residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The villagers accused the state government of abandoning them despite intelligence reports that the terrorists responsible for the Woro massacre are still hiding in nearby forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibrahim Hammad, the village head of Baburasa said: \u201cRegarding security, we don\u2019t have adequate security here. We don\u2019t have full security in this community. There is no force protecting us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, the absence of security personnel made nearby communities easy targets for terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was this same lack of security that made the attack on Woro very easy for them,\u201d Hammad said. \u201cWe are begging the government to please bring security to our community. Sometimes they deploy security operatives, but they leave without even spending a full day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents told SaharaReporters that since the massacre, fear has gripped the entire area, forcing many families to consider fleeing their ancestral homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A farmer in Kali village, who identified himself simply as Musa, said villagers now abandon their farms before sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe no longer go far into our farms,\u201d he said. \u201cOnce it is evening, everybody rushes home because we don\u2019t know when they will come. We heard gunshots during the Woro attack and since then nobody sleeps peacefully again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another resident said women and children are the most traumatized, as they have learned that hundreds kidnapped in Woro are still unrescued and enduring hardship in the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur children always express fear whenever they hear any sound or see any strange moment,\u201d the resident said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe sleep with one eye open. Some families even relocate to Kaiama and even Ilorin because they are afraid. The Woro attack sent a strong signal that we are also not safe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Gada Oli community, a member of a local vigilante group disclosed that villagers rely mainly on locally made hunting tools for protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow can we face terrorists with Dane guns and sticks?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey carry sophisticated weapons. If they choose to attack us today, nothing will stop them because there are no soldiers or police stationed here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An elder in the community, Sani, warned that residents fear a repeat of the Woro tragedy if urgent action is not taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat happened in Woro is still fresh in our minds,\u201d he said. \u201cWe saw people running with injuries, women crying and families wiped out. Now the same attackers are said to be inside the forest close to us, yet there is no security here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several residents alleged that appeals to authorities have yielded little response, accusing officials of reacting only after attacks occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe government always comes after people have died,\u201d a resident added. \u201cWe don\u2019t want condolences; we want protection before another any massacre happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that suspected terrorists launched a coordinated evening assault on Woro community between February 3 and 4, 2026, killing men, women and children indiscriminately in one of the deadliest attacks recorded in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among those reportedly killed were two wives of the Emir of Woro, several of his children, the Chief Imam, a school principal, a headmistress and returning students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security sources linked the assault to a Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction believed to maintain operational ties with terrorist networks operating across the Sahel region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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