An armed attack took place this Monday, August 16, in the village of Darey-Daye in Niger. According to several security sources, the tragedy was committed by armed men who came on motorcycles around 3 p.m. GMT. “They shot people cultivating in their fields,” said a local elected official.
This umpteenth attack caused a heavy toll: “there were 37 deaths, including four women and thirteen minors”. According to a journalist from the region, this attack is considered “very bloody”.
As a reminder, the village of Darey-Daye, located 40 km east of the town of Banibangou, has already been the target of armed men. On March 15, suspected jihadists massacred a total of 66 people in attacks on Darey-Daye and on vehicles returning from the large weekly market in Banibangou.
Note that on August 9, “armed individuals” attacked “populations working in a field” in the village of Falanzandan, in the same department of Banibangou, killing 15 people and injuring two others, according to the Nigerien Ministry of the Interior. .
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), more than 420 civilians have been killed since the start of 2021 in western Niger, following attacks by jihadist groups sheltered in the heart of Sahel countries.
