Nigeria, April 9 -- At least 60 people, including more than 40 security operatives, have been reportedly killed in coordinated attacks on communities in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, marking a violent end to weeks of relative peace in the area.

Local and intelligence sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the assaults began on Monday in Lanta village and continued as of the time of filing this report.

Our reporter spoke to six sources in different parts of the local government area.

They said on Tuesday, terrorists invaded Bagna village, killing 63 people. Among those reportedly killed were operatives of the State Security Services (SSS), vigilantes, and local hunters. They explained that the terrorists did not abduct anyo...