Nigeria, Jan. 11 -- Grief descended on Darusa, a border community in Sokoto State, after suspected Lakurawa terrorists attacked a weekly market and shot dead two currency traders, residents and police authorities have said.

The attack occurred late last week at the Darusa market in Gudu Local Government Area, a commercial hub along the Nigeria-Niger border where traders from both countries converge for business.

Eyewitnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the assailants arrived at the market on four motorcycles, with two armed men on each bike.

The terrorists, residents said, brandished rifles as they rode into the crowded marketplace, sending traders and customers scampering for safety.

According to a resident who requested anonymity for se...