Nigeria, July 3 -- The People's Voice Advocacy Network (PVAN) has called on the Kwara State Government to urgently intensify efforts to secure the release of 176 residents abducted during the deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area five months ago.

In a statement issued on Friday by its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Engr. Abdulraheem Kehinde, PhD, the group lamented that the abductees, most of whom are women and children, remain in captivity since terrorists attacked the community on February 3, 2026.

PVAN recalled that nearly 200 people were killed during the invasion, describing the continued captivity of the victims as a humanitarian tragedy that has left families in anguish and uncertainty.

The advocacy group ...