Forested Nigeria–Benin border (Kainji Lake NP). JNIM’s first attack in Nigeria was here (29 Oct 2025); Mahmuda and Ansaru are also present.
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- 5 Aug: 308 kidnap victims freed from Kainji Lake National Park in a joint military, police, DSS and NCTC operation, including 163 taken from Woro (Kwara) on 3 Feb 2026; a community group says 13 from Woro are still unaccounted for. The captors were not publicly identified (B1, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @RFI, x.com/RFI/status/2085087840808186341, 5 Aug 2026).