At least 44 citizens were killed yesterday Friday in a new attack jihadist In the southwestern part of Nigera country ruling a military junta that has taken power promising to restore security.

A 72 -hour national mourning was declared.

The vast state of Sahel is for over a decade of jihadist organizations that swear faith either in al -Qaeda or in the Islamic State in southwestern areas, near the border with Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as Boko Haram and IKDA organizations – Nigeria.

Yesterday ‘The village Fabitain the Rural Community of Kokorou, the target of a barbaric attack by IKS terrorists » (Islamic State in the Sahara), according to a statement from the interior ministry read on Télé Sahelé state television.

“About 14:00, while the faithful Muslims completed Friday’s prayer, the heavy armed terrorists surrounded the mosque to commit slaughter of rare inhumanity”according to the text.

According to the ministry’s announcement, the perpetrators “They set fire to the market and houses during their departure.”

“The temporary report of the victims is 44 witnesses, all citizens, (and others) 13 injured, including 4 seriously, who are offered care.”

The interior ministry added that it was decided to declare national mourning for 72 hours, from today to Monday.

“These heinous crimes will not go unpunished, the perpetrators, accomplices, perpetrators, will be persecuted and led before the competent authorities to be held accountable,” assured.

Fabita is located in the province of Huge, in the prefecture of Tilaberi, in the so -called “Three -Borders” zone (Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso). It is a jihadist base that swear faith either in al -Qaeda or in the Islamic State.

In the prefecture of Tilaberry, a huge enclosed area, there are often battles between the military involved in the Nigia operation and jihadists.

Communities living there (of Tzerma, Tuareg, Pel or Fulni) are often transformed into goals’ goals and victims. There have been repeatedly forced displacements.

The province of Hara is also obligatory part of the route of thousands of trucks with goods transported to Niger from the port of Lithea, to Togo, via Northern Burkina Faso, for the refueling of the enclosed state much of which is covered by a desert.

In December, 21 citizens were assassinated on a raid against a vehicle with goods there.

Niger rules military regime that seized power with the July 26th coupwhen the elected president was overthrown Mohammed Bazum and was in custody. Junta promised to restore security.

However, the attacks continue: Since July 2023, they have been killed at least 2,400 people In the country, according to the ACLED NGO estimation, which counts the victims of armed conflicts internationally.

Like his neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger lives at the rhythms of jihadists’ action for over a decade.

After turning their backs on France and ending the military cooperation agreements with the once colonial power, the three Sahel countries that rule military regimes allied, announcing the creation of a confederation that baptized Alliance (SCS).

Power of 5,000 military of Niger and his two alliesby Burkina Faso and Mali, is expected to take action against jihadists soon; joint operations have already been carried out.