Horror As Boko Haram Behead Many Residents, Show Off Their Heads

Suspected Boko Haram militants have reportedly killed at least 20 people in the Bassa community of Shiroro Local Government Area in Niger State.

Among the victims, 10 youths were allegedly beheaded, with their heads shown to community members in a video recorded by the attackers.

The assault occurred around 8 am on Friday, targeting villagers who had returned to collect food and other essentials after fleeing a previous attack. A local source suggested that those killed had refused to join the Boko Haram sect, which had warned the villagers against returning.

“They told us never to come back, but we returned to gather our necessities, and they attacked us,” the source said.

Reacting to the massacre, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, representing Niger East senatorial district, condemned the killings as barbaric and inhuman.

“My heart bleeds for them. This is my darkest moment as the representative of the people of Niger East. I feel helpless as my people are being slaughtered like animals,” Musa lamented. “These are innocent farmers. What do they want from them? Are they trying to drive my people from their lands?”

He also noted that three weeks ago, bandits attacked Kuchi village, killing seven security agents and kidnapping about 150 people, leaving the community deserted.

The state government has yet to issue a response to the latest incident. Two months earlier, nine individuals in the Allawa community of the same local government area were beheaded by the sect for disregarding warnings to stay away from their ancestral lands.