source: Signal
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Civilians (Niger)
location: Ayorou
notes: On 28 April 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants made an incursion into the town of Ayorou (Ayorou, Tillaberi). The militants abducted an off-duty national guard and community leader. The two wives of the national guard were shot and wounded.