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Three men arrested in Niamey over sexual abuse of minors

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Niamey’s judicial police have arrested three men suspected of sexually abusing minors, after a mother reported that her 14- and 16-year-old son and nephew were involved. The suspects are reportedly a football club official, a former neighbour of the victims and a security forces officer, Journal du Niger reports.

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