Security news in Niger between end of July and mid August 2022
FAN Report published on August 10th
North of the country - Dirkou area
| Seizure of 2,820L of fraudulent fuel and interception of 10 Toyota vehicles without license plates. 2 traffickers were also arrested and several illegal gold diggers were arrested. |
Center of the country - Maradi area
| Operation FARAOUTA BUSHIA continues to track down bandits who engage in kidnapping and cattle rustling. During the week, interventions by the SDF in several villages of MADAROUNFA led to the recovery of stolen livestock and forced the kidnappers to flee. |
East of the country - Toumour and Nguimi
Three suspects were arrested in TOUMOUR and turned over to the appropriate authorities for investigation.
In NGUIMI, on the night of July 30, 2022, armed individuals raided a neighborhood in the said locality, firing in all directions during an attempt to kidnap a shopkeeper. The intervention of the SDF routed the assailants, killing one villager and wounding four others.
West of the country - Yarti area
| Three vehicles carrying dozens of 25-liter cans of fraudulent fuel were seized on the FILINGUE-BALLEYARA road. In the same area, a supplier to the armed groups was apprehended and handed over to the appropriate authorities. In the DAMISSA operational zone, two motorcycles carrying 14 cans of fraudulent fuel were seized during a patrol near the village of WONKOYE KOIRA. |
FAN report published on August 4th
North of the country - Dirkou area
Missions to combat transnational crime, various trafficking activities, and operations to clear illegal gold miners are continuing. The actions carried out during the week include the seizure of 2 motorcycles as well as 2 AK47 type weapons and ammunition.
Center of the country - Maradi and Tahoua
In the Maradi area, cases of abduction of persons were reported during the week. Elements of Operation FARAOUTA BUSHIA have initiated proceedings to apprehend the kidnappers.
In the Tahoua area, elements of Operation SHARA neutralized four armed bandits and recovered their equipment near TABATOL.
West of the country - Niya area
A planned ambush against the FDS in the SAMIRA area was thwarted. 8 terrorists were neutralized and their equipment recovered
East of the country - Bosso, Malam Boulori, Kintchandi and Boudoum
In Bosso, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found and destroyed.
In Malam Boulori, armed individuals broke into the village and took four people hostage. Following the intervention of elements of the FMM, the kidnappers fled, leaving the hostages behind.
In Kintchandi and Boudoum, Civil-Military Activities (CMA) were conducted to distribute food and provide medical consultations for the people of the villages.
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