The incident occurred Sunday morning in Aderbissinat in the center of the country, said the mayor of the city, Mohammed Ichawa. Two armed men shot the Nigerian driver at close range and stole the car. Ichawa initially suspected no political background.
According to information of the German Press Agency was a vehicle of the Society for International Cooperation ( GIZ ). Accordingly, the co-driver, also a Nigerien citizen, was injured in the robbery.
Aderbissinat is located about 150 kilometers south of Agadez, an important linchpin for migrants who want to reach the Mediterranean from West Africa via Libya or Algeria .
