President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on a convoy returning from a weekly market in Niger Republic’s Tillaberi region in which many citizens were killed.
He expressed his condolences to families of victims and all citizens of the neighbouring country.
In a message, President Buhari strongly denounced the heinous attack, declaring that Nigeria will continue to stand by all its neighbours in the fight against terrorism.
Security challenges
President Buhari noted that the mass killings underscored the enormous security challenges facing Niger Republic as they prepare to inaugurate their new President, Mohamed Bazoum.
He said the entire sub-Saharan region is also being faced with same security challenge which requires all stakeholders to work more closely to end the scourge of terror.
Armed men in South-Western Niger intercepted a convoy returning from a weekly market and attacked a nearby village in the Tillaberi region, which is near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso.
Lateefah Ibrahim
