Agadez governor visits survivors of SONITRAV bus attack
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journalduniger
Agadez Governor Major General Ibra Boulama Issa visited the regional hospital to meet survivors of the armed attack on two buses belonging to Nigerien company SONITRAV. The visit follows the ambush, which left at least 11 people dead, reported Journal du Niger.
The governor of the Agadez region, Major General Ibra Boulama Issa, went to the Regional Hospital on Wednesday to meet survivors of the armed attack on two buses belonging to the Nigerien Roadworks Company (SONITRAV), on the Tchirozérine–Agadez route. The provisional death toll stands at 12, including women and children, reports Journal du Niger.
Accompanied by officials from the Defence and Security Forces, the Regional Security Council, the public prosecutor’s office and the regional administration, the governor was briefed on the condition of the injured. He conveyed the Nigerien authorities’ messages of compassion and solidarity to the victims and their relatives, according to Journal du Niger.
The visit comes after the ambush on two buses, announced on 20 October. The new provisional toll is 12 dead, compared with at least 11 in the previous count reported by Journal du Niger.
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