President Bola Tinubu don send one army battalion go Kaiama district for central Kwara state after suspected terrorists kill 170 people for one overnight attack, na so im office talk on Thursday.

The Tuesday attack for Woro village na the deadliest wey happen this year for the state wey border Niger, area wey Daesh and other terror groups don dey increase village attacks and mass kidnappings.

This yawa dey show say people dey fear sey terror gangs from the north dey push south along the Niger-Kwara axis go Kainji forest, wey security analysts dey warn fit turn to their next stronghold.

Nigeria don come under eye after US President Donald Trump accuse am last year say dem fail to protect Christians as attacks and mass kidnappings dey happen. US forces strike wetin dem call terrorist targets on December 25.

'How dem dey improve security'

Abuja talk say dem dey work with Washington to improve security and dem deny say dem dey persecute Christians as system.

Tinubu talk say the new military unit go stop further attacks and protect remote communities. He condemn the attack, call am 'cowardly and barbaric', and say the gunmen target villagers wey reject attempt to force extremist rule.

'E good say community members, even though dem be Muslims, refuse to be conscripted into belief wey dey promote violence pass peace,' Tinubu talk for statement.

Residents tell Reuters say the attackers na extremists wey don dey preach for the village for long, dey urge locals make dem abandon the Nigerian state. When villagers refuse, the terrorists open fire.

About 38 houses dem destroy, Saidu Baba Ahmed, the lawmaker wey represent the district for state assembly, talk.

For another attack for northern Katsina state on Tuesday, gunmen kill at least 21 people, dey move from house to house to shoot their victims, residents and local police talk.