Gunmen fire on Niger baptism ceremony, kill 22 villagers
- 17-Sep-2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 22 villagers in western Niger, most attending a baptism ceremony, local media and other sources said Tuesday. The shootings happened Monday in the Tillaberi region, near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS) are active. A resident of […]