Nine Killed, Dozens Abducted in Suspected Boko Haram Attack
The attack signifies a larger struggle to contain the militant group’s eight-year insurgency.
At least nine people have been killed and around 40 people taken hostage after gunmen attacked a village in southeast Niger. The fighters are said to belong to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which the Associated Press that the attackers arrived late Sunday on camels and horses before firing in all directions. The majority of those abducted were women and children, according to Abba Gata Issa, a mayor from the southern Diffa region.
