Terrorists on Wednesday invaded Shadadi village in Mariga Local Government Area, Niger State, North-central Nigeria, where they killed eight villagers and abducted about 100 others. BBC Hausa reported that hundreds of the residents have currently fled their homes and moved to Kontagora, a town in Niger city, to save their lives. According to them, the […]
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About 30 soldiers were reportedly killed by an armed group suspected to be rebels in Tillaberi, southeast Niger, on wednesday. Tillaberi is among the country’s regions experiencing incessant attacks that target civilians and military forces. About 137 people were killed in coordinated raids on villages in the region in one of the deadliest attacks in […]
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The Niger Republic’s government has announced plans to ramp up military presence in a region in which more than 100 civilians were killed in an attack by gunmen over the weekend. This was disclosed shortly on Saturday after the commander of the Province Mamane Sani and Mali’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini visited the two communities […]
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The bodies of six French aid workers killed by suspected jihadists in Niger republic arrived in Paris on Friday with Prime Minister Jean Castex due to lead a national tribute later in the day. AFP news agency reported that the four women and two men were killed on Sunday along with their Nigerien guide and […]
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Eight people, including six aid workers, were killed in a giraffe reserve located at Koure about 65 km from Niger Republic’s capital, Niamey on Sunday. HumAngle gathered that the other two victims were Nigeriens. Koure is home to Africa’s Last Wild Giraffe Herds known for their distinct light-coloured spots. The governor of the restive Tillaberi […]
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Two foreign terrorist collaborators, suspected to be members of Ansaru, a militant organisation that broke away from the Boko Haram group in 2012, have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police on Monday. The arrest took place at Kasuwan Ango, a community in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, following air raids conducted […]
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10 humanitarian aid workers, distributing food aid, were kidnapped on Wednesday in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region near the border with Burkina Faso. The aid workers work for the Action and Impact Programme in the Sahel, a non-governmental organization which is a partner of the United Nations World Food Programme. An official with the Action and […]
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