Official Name: | Toumour |
Settlement Type: | Commune and village |
Pushpin Map: | Niger |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Niger |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Niger |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Diffa |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Bosso |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 70.13 |
Population As Of: | 2012 census |
Population Total: | 11,713 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 13.6667°N 21°W |
Toumour is a village and rural commune in Niger located near the Niger–Nigeria border.[1] As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 11,713 people.[2] [3]
On September 4, 2016, clashes near the village killed at least 30 Boko Haram militants and five soldiers.[4] The armed forces said Boko Haram attacked their military post on March 15, 2020, which they responded to by repelling the attack, killing 50 insurgents.[5] Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the December 12, 2020 massacre 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.[6]