At least 44 civilians killed in jihadi attack in Niger, authorities say

UN rights commissioner condemns mosque attack in Niger

No fewer than 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured in the attack on Friday. The post UN rights commissioner condemns mosque attack in Niger appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.

At least 44 people were killed in an attack on a mosque in the Nigerien village of Fambita. The ruling military junta blames an offshoot of the terrorist organization "Islamic State."

Terrorist attack: Niger Republic confirms 44 dead, declares 3 days of mourning

The government of Niger Republic has confirmed the deaths of 44 civilians in a terrorist attack on Fambita village in the Tillabéri region. The government attributed the assault to militants of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, ISGS. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this in a post on his X handle. DAILY POST earlier reported that at least 44 civilians were killed in a brutal attack by…

Niger: 'Islamic State' kills dozens in mosque attack

Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack by the "Islamic State" militant group on a mosque in Niger. The assault came midway through the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Niger declares 3 days of mourning after attack kills 44

NIAMEY - Niger's government announced Friday three days of mourning after 44 civilians were killed in the country's southwest by "terrorists" belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group. The victims were killed in a "savage" attack on a mosque in the Fonbita quarter of the rural town of Kokorou, the interior ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television. It said another 13 people were wounded. The attack occurred earl…