Kwara Govt reunites 146 Woro-abducted victims with families
The Kwara State Government has reunited 146 victims of the Woro community abduction with their families after 21 days of rehabilitation. The government also provided cash support to the victims, with adults receiving N1 million each, youths N500,000 each, and children N200,000 each to enable them to restart their lives after the trauma.
Woro community was attacked on Feb. 3, with 146 people reportedly abducted. The victims were subsequently rescued on Aug. 5. The Chairman of Kaiama Local Government Area and Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Kwara Chapter, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Danladi, disclosed this in Kaiama during a ceremony to celebrate the return of the victims at the palace of the Emir of Kaiama.
Danladi described the return of the victims as a great and memorable occasion for the people of Woro and Kaiama Local Government Area. He commended President Bola Tinubu and Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for their efforts toward securing the safe return and rehabilitation of the victims. According to him, the state government had done well by keeping the victims in rehabilitation for 21 days in Ilorin before reuniting them with their families.
He said 146 victims had been reunited with their families, while three others were still receiving treatment in hospital. “ We want to specially thank Gov. AbdulRazaq for the cash support. Adults received N1 million each, middle-aged youths received N500,000, while children received N200,000 each to support them to start again and settle well,” he said.
