Terrorists have killed 44 civilians in an attack on Fambita village in the Tillabéri region of Niger Republic.
The massacre comes just two days after the Nigerien military carried out an air-to-ground raid targeting suspected EIGS militants at the Kiral gold mining site in the same region.
A counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama disclosed this in a post on his X handle.
The government of Niger Republic attributed the assault to militants of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, ISGS.
A statement from the Ministry of Interior broadcast on national television that the attack occurred on Friday while Muslim worshippers were observing prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
“The assailants, heavily armed, surrounded the mosque before launching their assault.
“These terrorists, in an act of extreme cruelty, massacred innocent civilians at prayer before systematically setting fire to the market and homes during their retreat.
“The attack also left 13 people injured, including four in critical condition. In response to the tragedy, the government has declared a 72-hour national mourning period from Saturday, 23rd March, during which flags will be flown half-mast across the country.”
The Minister of State and Acting Minister of the Interior, Army Corps General Salifou Modi, strongly condemned the attack, calling it a “heinous act committed on a Friday, the holy day of Islam, in the last ten days of the blessed month of Ramadan.”
He stated that the attack demonstrated that “terrorists and their supporters do not uphold any religious ideals.”
The Minister said the government had pledged to track down the perpetrators, their sponsors, and their accomplices to bring them to justice, and vowed that “these heinous crimes will not go unpunished.”
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