Niger Republic declares three-day national mourning after a deadly terrorist attack in Fambita.

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BY ADAMU ALIYU NGULDE, AICHATOU MOUMINOU ADAMOU, TAHOUA

The government of Niger Republic has confirmed that 44 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack on Fambita village in the Tillabéri region, claiming that the attack was carried out by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS).

A statement from the Ministry of Interior reported that the attack happened on Friday, March 22, around 2 p.m., as Muslim worshippers were performing Friday prayers during holy month.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior, the attack occurred on Friday, March 22, around 2 p.m., while Muslim worshippers were observing Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
 The attackers, who were heavily armed, surrounded the mosque before starting their assault.

"The terrorists displayed extreme cruelty by slaughtering innocent civilians during prayer and then setting fire to the market and homes during their retreat", as reported in the statement on national television.

13 people were injured by the attack, with four of them being in critical condition. 
The government has set a 72-hour national mourning period starting on Saturday, March 23, where flags will be flown at half-mast all over the country.

Army Corps General Salifou Modi, the Minister of State and Acting Minister of the Interior, expressed strong condemnation for the attack on Friday, "the holy day of Islam, in the final ten days of Ramadan". 

He added that the attack showed that terrorists and their supporters "do not adhere to any religious ideals".

The government has committed to "punishing these heinous crimes and will pursue the perpetrators, their sponsors", and accomplices to bring them to justice.

The Nigerien military conducted an air-to-ground raid targeting suspected EIGS militants at the Kiral gold mining site in the same region on the second day of the massacre. 

According to an official statement, 45 suspected terrorists were killed during the operation.


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