Toumour
Commune and village
Toumour is located in Niger
Toumour
Toumour
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 13°40′N 13°08′E / 13.667°N 13.133°E / 13.667; 13.133
Country Niger
RegionDiffa
DepartmentDiffa
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,336
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Toumour is a village and rural commune in Niger located near the Niger–Nigeria border.[1] As of 2011, the commune had a total population of 1336 people.[2]

On September 4, 2016, clashes near the village killed at least 30 Boko Haram militants and five soldiers.[3] The armed forces said Boko Haram attacked their military post on March 15, 2020, which they responded to by repelling the attack, killing 50 insurgents.[4] Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the December 12, 2020 massacre of 27 people in Toumour. About 60% of the village was burned, and more killings before Christmas were threatened. The terrorists are said to have crossed Lake Chad by swimming.[5]

References

  1. ^ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
  2. ^ "Annuaires_Statistiques" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ (Reuters)
  4. ^ Niger says army kills 50 Boko Haram extremists after attack By DALATOU MAMANE, Associated Press, 17 March 2020
  5. ^ "Boko Haram claims attack in Niger that killed dozens". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

13°40′N 13°08′E / 13.667°N 13.133°E / 13.667; 13.133


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