What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 2021
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 19
- Coordinates
- 14.58° N, 1.12° E
- Description
- 2021 terrorist incident in Niger
Placed at the town its title names, Gaigorou.
Gaigorou massacre
2021 terrorist incident in Niger
On April 17, 2021, Fulani militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked the Zarma village of Gaigorou in Tillabéri Region, Niger, killing nineteen civilians. The massacre was part of a series of massacres on Zarma areas by ISGS since the beginning of 2021.
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