At least 100 civilians were killed and around 20 others wounded on Saturday by attackers in two villages in western Tillabery region in Niger, close to the border with Mali, Nigerien Prime Minister, Brigi Rafini announced.
"We lost 70 people in Tchombangou, while around 30 people were murdered in the village Zaroumdareye," said Brigi Rafini, who travelled to the two villages a day after the attack.
"The attackers has not yet been identified," he said, "investigations will be carried out so that these crimes are not left unpunished."
Brigi Rafini announced precautionary measures adopted by the government, including the installation of a military company to secure the population of this area, and reassuring the survivors of this double attack who are in the process of leaving.
The attackers, who came in large numbers on motorcycles, carried out this massacre in retaliation after two members of their group were killed by villagers while committing an attack earlier in the day.
According to an official statement published on Sunday morning by Nigerien Ministry of Interior, at least 70 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded.
This part of Niger has in recent years been suffering from deadly attacks.
Source: GNA
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The Ghana Police has released its DOGs, the MTTD onto the streets this morning to start the year with their usual extortions from motorist. Ministries Police MTTD is currntly starting extortions just by the Tema station junction. These guys are serious thi.eves especially the women amongst them. Public beware and put on your secret recording cameras on when they stop you. They are part of the reasons the NPP lost votes and am suprised somone is not paying attenion to their activities on the road. All they do is to ask for money and extort but this year, Any MTTD officer that Extorts shall die a misera.ble dea.th by care.less motor accident with the st.olen monies in their pockets. If the buy Food with such monies, they shall get chocked by the food. if they buy land, Land guards shall deal with them. If they build, the building shall co.llapse on them on the day they move in. Peace be unto all the honest Police officers, May you do well aboundantly than your opposite colleagues who are thi.e.ves.