Nigeria, March 3 -- Terrorists believed to be members of Mallam Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction have killed 11 people in a midnight attack at a gold mining site in Karaga, a village near the group's Alawa forest reserve hideouts in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.

The attack happened on 27 February, according to local and security sources. Those killed were artisanal miners from the garrison town of Bassa and its hamlets.

Before it became a garrison town, Bassa had suffered violent attacks by Boko Haram terrorists who displaced residents several times.

The displaced residents returned home in the second quarter of 2024 after soldiers were stationed in the town.

But since October, when the terrorists suffered heavy losses in...