Nine people were reportedly killed and dozens kidnapped after an attack in southeastern Niger by suspected members of Boko Haram, local authorities said Monday.
The attack happened Sunday night, between 9:00 and 10:00 pm, AFP reports.
“About 30 to 40 women and children were taken by the assailants,” a local Abari El Hadj Daouda said, adding that Nigerien authorities were headed to the area to investigate.
The attack took place in Kabalewa, a village near the southeastern Niger city of Diffa, which is close to Nigeria; the second such attack in the village in a week.
