Two Women, Eight Others Killed By Terrorist in Niger

2 women were killed in the Wayam community of Sabon-Gari in Rafi LGA, Niger State, for refusing to engage in sexual relations with invading terrorists.

The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, also saw eight others killed by the terrorists while several houses and food stuff were burnt down.

It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours when the residents of the community were preparing for the day.

The terrorists reportedly rode into the community on motorcycles shooting into the air while some came down from the motorcycles to ransack the houses and burnt them.

Five of the residents were killed on the spot, including the two women who rejected to be raped. They were beheaded and their heads taken away by the terrorists while five others died of bullet shots after the attack.

Sources from the community said that the survivors have left the community over the fear of another attack while those who were killed have been buried..

Attacks by terrorists have been ongoing along the Wushishi-Tegina-Kontagora road in the last one week after the denial of the military of the occupancy of terrorists in the military training camp in Kontagora.

The Commissioner for Homeland Security, Rtd. Brigadier General Bello Abdullahi Mohammed said the state government was aware of the attacks adding that the security agencies have been mobilized and they are on top of the situation.