source: Le Souffle de Maradi; Undisclosed Source; Studio Kalangou
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Niger)
actor2: Civilians (Niger)
location: Sarkin Yamma
notes: On 10 October 2021, unknown gunmen attacked the village of Sarkin Yamma Sofoua [Sarkin Yamma] (Madarounfa, Maradi). The gunmen wounded one person and abducted four women. Nigerien forces deployed to the site mistakenly shot and wounded the son of the village chief who succumbed to his wounds [coded separately]. Two abductees were released against ransom on 20 October.