Toumour is a village and rural commune in

Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

located near the Niger–Nigeria border. As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 11,713 people. On September 4, 2016, clashes near the village killed at least 30

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (), is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group spli ...

militants and five

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. The armed forces said Boko Haram attacked their military post on March 15, 2020, which they responded to by repelling the attack, killing 50

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s. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the December 12, 2020

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of 27 people in Toumour. About 60% of the village was burned, and more killings before Christmas were threatened. The terrorists are said to have crossed Lake Chad by swimming.

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Communes of Niger Diffa Region {{Niger-geo-stub