Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists have killed at least 162 people in western Nigeria. Local officials say the attack happened Tuesday in Muslim-majority villages in Kwara state and that the victims may have been targeted for refusing extremist ideology.

An attack in Nigeria by suspected jihadi terrorists that killed at least 162 people has been condemned as "horrific" by President Donald Trump’s administration in a statement to Newsweek.

Post reporters ventured to northwest Nigeria, where fighters affiliated with the Islamic State are on the offensive despite December airstrikes ordered by President Trump.

Nigeria's First Lady is seeking a stronger U.S. partnership against terrorism as lawmakers debate ongoing violence affecting Christian communities nationwide.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly identify the summit in Washington this week. It is the International Religious Freedom Summit. Nigerian first lady Oluremi Tinubu, an ordained assistant pastor in a Pentecostal church,

By Ahmed Kingimi and Hamza Ibrahim MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Security services have now rescued all 166 worshippers who were kidnapped by gunmen during attacks on two churches in northern Nigeria last month,

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser, Daniel Dwala, told Newsweek that the “small unit of military personnel” went to Nigeria as part of its counterterrorism collaboration with the U.S., "anchored on training and intelligence sharing.” He did not provide any other details.