<p>Jihadists from the Boko Haram group killed at least 27 people in an overnight attack in southeast Niger, a local official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Other people wounded and some more reported missing in the assault in the village of Toumour in the Diffa region, said a senior local official.</p>.<p>Witnesses and other officials confirmed the attack, which came as municipal and regional elections went ahead across the country.</p>
<p>Jihadists from the Boko Haram group killed at least 27 people in an overnight attack in southeast Niger, a local official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Other people wounded and some more reported missing in the assault in the village of Toumour in the Diffa region, said a senior local official.</p>.<p>Witnesses and other officials confirmed the attack, which came as municipal and regional elections went ahead across the country.</p>