In Niger, a suspect was arrested after the assassination of eight people, including six French aid workers, by armed men near Niamey, Nigerien Interior Minister Alkache Alhada announced on Wednesday. According to him, the investigators follow "serious tracks".
Young French aid workers, two men and four women, were murdered on August 9 with their Nigerien driver and guide, while they were visiting the Kouré giraffe reserve, 60 km southeast of the capital where they were. based. “For the moment, a suspect is in the hands of the Central Counterterrorism Service (of Niger) and investigations are continuing. We are in the process of exploiting a certain number of equipment which he has and which he was able to use, ”the Nigerian minister said Tuesday evening in an interview with AFP.
Information on the perpetrators of the attack
“We are currently on serious leads, leads that can lead us to the perpetrators of these acts (…) We have certain information which gives us indications on the probable actors of these horrible crimes (…) and we think that is fine with us lead to positive results, ”he continued.
Asked about Paris' decision to place all of Niger in the red zone with the exception of the capital Niamey, Alkache Alhada, replied: "We cannot say that it is a pleasure". “Nigeriens found this measure unfair and they demonstrated it at various levels. I say that it is a decision of a sovereign State which intends to protect its fellow citizens and here too it is legitimate ”he explained, wishing that“ this measure be lifted as soon as possible ” .
Finally, the Nigerien minister paid a vibrant tribute to the NGO Acted (which employed the victims) which "has admittedly suspended its activities for the moment, but has made a commitment to continue its activities in the country anyway". He also saluted the memory of the killed Nigerian guide, who according to him, "was not only a guide, he was also a protector of the giraffes who (there) spent all their life".
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