Nigeria President Tinubu deploys army after killing of 162 people in attack

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. [AFP]

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed an army batallion to a troubled state after gunmen killed as many as 162 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent months.

The attack late Tuesday on Woro village in Kwara State came after the military recently carried out operations in the area against what it called "terrorist elements".