Other MoA event in Niger, Mashegu area, Nigeria on Thu 13th November 2025

On 13 November 2025, in the evening, a Niger militia ambushed VSN members in Magaman Daji forest, coded to the LGA HQ, Mashegu (Mashegu, Niger), during a rescue operation following the abduction of around twenty people from a mosque and residences during the dawn prayer on the same day. The clashes resulted in the death of 16 VSN members and the injury of others. Some VSN members remain missing. The security operatives were searching for some people abducted in the community when the militia ambushed them. A similar attack also happened, in the same area, on 9 November 2025 when 3 VSN died and twenty-two people were kidnapped (coded separately). Following these attacks, several villagers from Dutsen Magaji, Borin Aiki, Gidan Ruwa and Magama displaced to other communities due to security concerns.