[AFP]Motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats of at least 46 people, a humanitarian source told AFP on Saturday. A resident of Konkoso told AFP the gunmen had first attacked the nearby village of Tungar Makeri before heading to his village. A spokesman for Niger State police told AFP that six people had been killed in Tungan Makeri when the gunmen overran the village at around 6:00 am. The Konkoso resident said his nephew was among those killed in Konkoso. Jihadists killed more than 160 people in an attack on the village of Woro in Kwara State at the beginning of February.

Source: Standard Digital February 14, 2026 21:12 UTC