Armed attack kills three people in Kika, Benin
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
An armed attack on a home in Dongnara, in Benin’s northern Kika district, killed three people and seriously injured another during the night of 23 to 24 October 2026. Six people were arrested after initial searches, while an investigation is to establish responsibility, according to local sources.
An armed attack killed three people and seriously injured another during the night of Friday 23 to Saturday 24 October 2026 in Dongnara, a hamlet in the Kika district of Tchaourou municipality in northern Benin, according to local sources cited by La Nouvelle Tribune. A resident’s home was targeted and a Haojue motorcycle was reportedly taken.
The alert was raised at 2.57am by a local councillor. Police officers and traditional hunters were deployed along the roads and tracks around the hamlet, leading to the arrest of six people aged approximately 18 to 26. Their involvement in the attack has yet to be established by the investigation.
The seriously injured person was evacuated to Borgou Departmental Hospital. One of the deceased victims was also taken to the facility, where they succumbed to their injuries, according to information reported by La Nouvelle Tribune.
The attack took place in Kika district, where a previous incident had involved a herder accused of severing a farmer’s hand, on 21 October.
