Nigeria, June 13 -- Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ransacked Pissa, one of the terrorised villages in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, killing an unspecified number of locals, and kidnapping others including women and children.

Local sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the attack started early morning on Saturday, with many houses razed by the terrorists.

According to WhatsApp voice messages sent by fleeing villagers, the terrorists number more than 100, and threatened to attack nearby villages: Kabe and Sukumba.

In one of the voice messages, a man speaking from hiding said the terrorists overpowered local vigilantes in the village. He also lamented that military personnel had not been deployed to the area yet.

The Niger ...