In Niger, at least 30 people died in a terrorist attack near Banibangou in the Tillabéry region in the western part of the country. According to security sources, villagers were attacked on Monday.
The gunmen allegedly carried out their attacks on two axes, two roads connecting Banibangou with China goods on one side and to Darey-Dey on the other. The victims are villagers returning from the weekly market in Banibangou, near the border with Mali. It is a large livestock market that is important for the economy of the region.
According to sources at the scene, vehicles in which the villagers were traveling were stopped by the armed men who allegedly shot the passengers in before setting them on fire.
This is not the first time this part of Tillabéry undergoes a major murderous attack. In December 2020, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Group of China attacked a military base, killing nearly a hundred soldiers. A year later, civilians – also hundreds – were massacred in the attack on the villages of Tomabangou and Zaroumdareye.
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