Niger’s army has killed 14 civilians who were mistaken for militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the remote southeast, officials say.
The victims, all unarmed farmers, were in a restricted zone in a village near the Nigerian border when they were gunned down by a patrol party
Soldiers of the Niger Army on Thursday killed 14 civilians after incorrectly identifying them for militants of the Boko Haram group, a local official said, according to Reuters.
The victims, all unarmed farmers, were in a restricted zone around Abadam village near the Nigerian border when they were gunned down by a patrol party.
Fourteen people are dead,” said Yahaya Godi, secretary general of the Diffa region of southeast Niger.
Abadam is a village located in the red zone and has been prohibited for a very long time. Any individual seen in the area is considered Boko Haram.”
Abadam is a village located in the red zone and has been prohibited for a very long time. Any individual seen in the area is considered Boko Haram.”
It was not immediately clear why the civilians were in the restricted area.
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