Boko Haram Terrorists Invade Niger Village, Kill Many and Kidnap Residents

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a brutal assault on Pissa village in Niger State, Nigeria, leaving an unspecified number of residents dead and others, including women and children, abducted. The attack, which commenced early Saturday morning, resulted in the widespread destruction of homes, according to local sources.

Fleeing villagers described the overwhelming presence of more than 100 terrorists who reportedly overpowered local vigilantes. In voice messages sent from hiding, residents expressed fear and desperation, warning that the militants threatened to attack neighboring villages, Kabe and Sukumba. Crucially, they lamented the absence of military personnel in the area, highlighting a critical security gap.

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The only bridge linking Wawa to the villages had been blown up by Boko Haram about two months ago.

Access to Pissa village has been severely hampered following the destruction of the only bridge connecting it to the garrison town of Wawa approximately two months prior. This leaves military aircraft as the only potential means of immediate intervention, though villagers expressed skepticism about their effectiveness, citing past unfulfilled promises.

The attack is part of a pattern of violence attributed to a Boko Haram faction led by Mallam Sadiku, which has been attempting to establish a presence in the Kainji Lake National Park. This area serves as a strategic link to other national parks and forest reserves in Nigeria and the neighboring Benin Republic. Previous atrocities linked to this group include mass abductions and killings in Niger and Kwara states, as well as involvement in the 2022 Kaduna train attack.

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They are still here, taking women and children. They are killing some and burning our houses. But no help has come. Our (military) aircrafts are useless. We have not seen them but later they will tell us lies that they killed all the terrorists.