The development occurred during the group’s visit to the community on Sunday.

Armed members of the Lakurawa terrorist group reportedly issued new social and religious directives to residents of Zugurma community in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday, including ordering that girls above the age of 15 should be married off and fixing bride price at N1,500.

The development occurred during the group’s visit to the community on Sunday.

SaharaReporters had reported that Lakurawa fighters were moving openly through communities in the Borgu axis, preaching their ideology and threatening residents who refused to accept their teachings.

Community sources told SaharaReporters that the terrorists arrived in Zugurma on Sunday in broad daylight and stayed for several hours while addressing residents.