The security development in Niger State has entered a deeply alarming phase after heavily armed members of the Lakurawa terror group invaded the Zugurma community in Borgu Local Government Area. In an absolute show of extremist authority, the militants delivered a raw ideological decree, ordering that all teenage girls above the age of 15 must be married off immediately. They further fixed the bride price, known as sadaki, at a strict cap of just ₦1,500.
Zugurma sits on a highly strategic road connecting Borgu to Mokwa, sparking immense panic that the region could soon be completely cut off by insurgents. Community sources revealed that hundreds of fighters recently migrated into the massive forest terrain from Kebbi State on motorcycles. Residents are aggressively calling on national defense forces for urgent intervention, warning that continued inaction gives the jihadi group more room to expand its territorial control.
