Niger was the target of another attack early on Tuesday morning in Bani Bangou. This town is in the west, on the border with Mali, in Ouallam area. At least five Nigerian soldiers were killed and the attackers fled.
It's early morning a group of assailants on a motorcycle, escorted by a car, attacked the positions of the defense and security forces in the village of Bani Bangou, located about twenty kilometers from the border with Mali. The provisional toll of this rocket attack has killed five National Guards and at least two wounded. The dead would also be counted among the assailants who, in their flight towards the Malian border near, took away two vehicles mounted on their armored car.
According to villagers awakened by gunfire, the fighting lasted an hour. " The earth shook under our feet ," said a notable Bani Bangou, holed up at home with his family. Parties reinforcements different military bases arrived on zone and the prosecution is to the interior of the Malian border. Air assets have also been involved. A military aircraft flew over the area several times, according to a villager.
Bani Bangou is currently framed by the defense and security forces who carry out arrests.
Since the beginning of the conflict in northern Mali, the village of Bani Bangou was attacked several times by the Movement's components to the uniqueness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and each time repulsed. Bani Bangou is known for its large cattle market, straddling Mali and Niger. Monday is market day, many observers believe that the attackers used the event to make locating and then attack the locality.
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