Horror as armed men abduct and kill TikTok influencer
Armed men publicly executed TikTok star
- A TikTok influencer, Mariame Cissé, was abducted and executed by armed men in Mali's Timbuktu region.
- Cissé was known for posting videos in support of the West African nation's military and had over 140,000 followers.
- She was abducted from a market in Echel on Friday and executed in Tonka's Independence Square on Saturday, according to local mayors.
- Cissé had reportedly received death threats prior to her abduction, likely due to her pro-military content.
- The killing occurred in an area where al-Qaida affiliate Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) operates, though no group has claimed responsibility amidst Mali's escalating conflict.