Nigeria, May 29 -- Terrorists have killed a councillor and a director of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after rejecting ransom offered for their release.

The chairman of the council, Yahaya Yari, disclosed this on Thursday.

Mr Yari said Muslim Habibu, the councillor for the Jangebe ward, and Jamilu Sani, the council's director of planning, were killed 10 days after their abduction.

They were seized by the terrorists while travelling from Jangebe to the local government headquarters over Hajj activities for intending pilgrims from Jangebe.

The deceased and the council's assistant revenue officer were driving from Jangebe to Mafara on 18 May when they were attacked by the terrorists on the Anka - Mayanchi highway....