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Gunmen kill 15 policemen in Niger

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Armed men killed 15 police officers in southwest Niger, near the west African country's border with Nigeria and Benin The post Gunmen kill 15 policemen in Niger appeared first on Vanguard News.

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An armed attack in the southwestern African country of Niger killed 15 of the country's soldiers.

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Fifteen soldiers were killed in an armed attack in Niger, local sources told AFP on Saturday. The attack, which occurred on Friday, targeted a military post in southwestern Niger near the borders with Nigeria and Benin. A former local official living in the area said the attack took place in the town of Tissa, in the Dosso region, and targeted a gendarmerie post. He added that "15 gendarmes fell as heroes." He explained that the attack was carri…

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Vanguard News broke the news in Nigeria on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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