Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 14 people in an overnight attack on a village in southeastern Niger, security sources said on Wednesday.
Militants kill 14 civilians in Niger
"They executed at least 14 civilians," said one of the sources, referring to the village of Ala in the Diffa region near the Nigerian border.
Members of the Islamic insurgents known as Boko Haram in Nigeria are allegedly planning to wreck havoc in Maiduguri through flood.
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"They executed at least 14 civilians," said one of the sources, referring to the village of Ala in the Diffa region near the Nigerian border.
A second security source said that the assailants had looted the village and then set fire to the houses. Niger's army is pursuing the militants, he added.
Niger's Diffa region has suffered dozens of cross-border attacks this year by the Islamist militant group whose stronghold in northeast Nigeria lies just a few kilometres away.
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Parliament on Tuesday approved a law prolonging a 15-day state of emergency for Diffa by three months in a bid to boost security.
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