Niger Republic has imposed a state of emergency on the southeastern region of Diffa where 40 people were killed in recent attacks blamed on the insurgent group Boko Haram.
A statement by the government on Thursday said that the 15-day state of emergency would allow authorities to beef up security, impose a curfew and restrict the movement of goods and people.
It would be recalled that the government instituted similar measures in February.
Niger, Cameroon and Chad have all suffered a spillover of violence from Boko Haram’s northern Nigerian strongholds and Niger has arrested at least 1,100 suspected Boko Haram militants this year.
According to a UN report, Diffa has endured at least 57 attacks since February where around 150,000 refugees seeking protection from Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria reside(Reuters/NAN)
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