5 Indians abducted in Niger attack

Reuters

Niamey, Updated At : 02:02 AM May 01, 2025 IST

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Five Indian citizens were kidnapped in western Niger during an attack last week by armed men that also killed a dozen soldiers, according to two Nigerian security sources and a statement by Indian state authorities seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

The victims were working for an Indian company providing services to Niger’s Kandadji dam project, the two security sources said.

The local government of the Indian state of Jharkhand said in a statement that the five citizens had been working in the Tillaberi region.

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