Boko Haram kidnaps 40 women, slaughters villagers in Niger
Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram has abducted around forty women and slit the throats of people in a village in Niger which lies 50 km across the Nigerian border. The village most likely became the target of the attack because of its resistance to jihadist rule, officials said. Security forces have launched a search operation for the captives. 