Sources confirm that at least 35 people are dead after a coordinated attack by gunmen on Niger’s largest airport, Diori Hamani International in Niamey. The assault, which began at dawn, involved multiple assailants armed with heavy weaponry targeting terminal areas and a military annex. The British Foreign Office has issued an urgent advisory for all British nationals to leave the country immediately, citing “imminent risk of further violent attacks.
” Uncovered documents from a regional security contractor reveal that intelligence warnings had been circulating for weeks about planned strikes on key infrastructure. The government of Niger has declared a state of emergency and closed the airport indefinitely. The attack comes amid rising instability in the Sahel region, where jihadist groups have been gaining ground.
Witnesses described scenes of chaos as gunmen moved methodically through the building, killing indiscriminately. Emergency services are overwhelmed. The question now is: who funded this operation and why was the warning ignored?
