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Gunmen killed 15 in Niger State village attacks, with two more dying later; military and U.S. respond.
Gunmen killed at least 15 people in coordinated attacks on three villages—Tashan Maje, Saduro, and Runtuwa—in Niger State’s Borgu Local Government Area on Saturday, February 28, 2026, according to Amnesty International.
Attackers, reportedly on motorcycles, opened fire indiscriminately and looted shops, escalating an ongoing security crisis in northern Nigeria fueled by both extremist groups and criminal gangs.
Two additional victims died on March 1 from injuries sustained in the assault, raising the death toll to 15.
The Nigerian military reported recent operations resulting in 20 arrests and seizures of weapons, drugs, stolen oil, and livestock.
The U.S. announced plans to send troops to assist in training Nigeria’s military, while the Nigerian government rejected claims of religious persecution, emphasizing the region’s complex, non-religious nature of violence.
Hombres armados mataron a 15 en ataques en aldeas del estado de Níger, y dos más murieron más tarde; el ejército y los Estados Unidos responden.