[2] Groups such as Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara operate in areas of Tillaberi region.

[1] In January 2019, the Nigerien government limited the use of motorcycles at all hours of the day in a bid to stymie insurgents operating in the area.

[3] Between 4:00 and 5:30 on May 9, 2020, an unknown number of gunmen on motorbikes attacked the villages of Gadabo, Zibane Koira-Zeno, and Zibane-Tegui in Tillaberi.

[7] Ibrahim Tidjani Katchella, the governor of Tillaberi, told national radio that the attackers pillaged shops, but did not elaborate.

[1] No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, although Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and ISGS were the prime suspects.