Gunmen launched a deadly attack on two villages in the vast Tillaberi border region of Niger, resulting in the death of twelve people who were working in the fields, as reported by security and local sources to AFP on Friday.
The tragic incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when armed men targeted the villages of Doukou Saraou and Doukou Makani, located barely a kilometer (half a mile) apart in the Anzourou district. A municipal official confirmed that all the victims were males.