Kwara massacres and the convergence threat: What Nigeria faces if militant networks have truly linked up

Strategic Explainer

If confirmed, the February 4 massacres in Kwara State may mark a strategic inflection point in Nigeria’s internal security war. Beyond the scale of the killings in Woro (Worro) and surrounding communities, the attack raises a more dangerous possibility: that Nigeria’s previously fragmented jihadist and bandit ecosystems are beginning to converge operationally across regions. President Bola Tinubu’s decision to attribute responsibility to Boko Haram—a group historically rooted in the North East—has unset