source: Air Info; Liberation (France); CNDH-NIGER; Studio Kalangou; Actu (Niger); Twitter; Facebook; Undisclosed Source; Mondafrique; Whatsapp
actor1: Military Forces of Niger (2011-2021)
actor2: Civilians (Niger)
location: Tagabatt
notes: Around 30 March 2020 (from 27 March - 2 April), Nigerien forces reportedly arrested and executed at least 71 people from the Fulani, Tuareg, and Dawsahak communities in separate raids on the areas of Tagabatt (Ayorou, Tillaberi), Ikirbachan [Garey Akoukou], Bamba Karia, Tagardey, and Tamorogala. The minister of national defense denied the accusations. An investigation the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) confirmed previous reporting and concluded that at least 71 people had been killed by Nigerien government forces with the corpses found in 6 separate mass graves at the 5 aforementioned locations. Fatalities are split across five events based on corpses found in reporting (5, 30, 2, 30, 4).