Draft:2025 Sakoira and Kandadji attacks
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| 2025 Sakoira and Kandadji attacks | |
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| Part of Islamist insurgency in the Sahel | |
| Location | Sakoira and Kandadji, Niger |
| Date | 24—25 April 2025 |
| Deaths | 12 Nigerien soldiers |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Victims | 5 Indian workers |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Sahel Province (suspected) |
On 24 April 2025 near the village of Sakoira 12 Nigerien soldiers were killed by armed men the next day five Indian workers were abducted in nearby Kandadji, the Islamic State – Sahel Province are believed to be responsible for both attacks.
Attacks
[edit]On 24 April 2025 suspected ISSP fighters ambushed a Nigerien military unit while on a mission near the village of Sakoira killing 12.[1][2][3][4]
The next day on 25 April militants attacked a a group of men working on power lines near the Kandadji Dam, no one is known to have been killed or injured in the attack but five Indians who were working for the Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited Company were abducted by the attackers. All five men were from the Giridih district of Jharkhand and had been sent to Niger in January 2024, the five men were identified as Sanjay Mahto, Faljit Mahto, Raju Mahto, Chandrika Mahto and Uttam Mahto.[1][5][6][7]
Aftermath
[edit]Shortly after the attack in Sakoira the Nigerien army launched combat operations in the Tillabéri Region, two men were subsequently arrested in connection to the attack.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Five Indians kidnapped in attack in Niger". Reuters. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ a b Balima, Boureima (2025-04-26). "Twelve Niger soldiers killed in attack, two suspects detained, says army". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ a b Tasamba, James (2025-04-27). "12 soldiers killed in western Niger attack". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Bahrain News Agency". www.bna.bh. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "JLKM starts social media campaign for abducted workers in Niger". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ Claudia, Di (2025-04-30). "Niger, operai indiani rapiti e nuove prove di vita per Eva Gretzmacher". Rivista Africa (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ Ranjan, Mukesh (2025-04-10). "Five migrant workers from Jharkhand allegedly abducted in Niger; CM Soren urges EAM to step in". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-05-07.