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According to Niger’s Penal Code (1961), as amended in 2003, wilful killing of persons protected under the 1949 Geneva Conventions or their Additional Protocols of 1977 is a war crime.
Niger, Penal Code, 1961, as amended in 2003, Article 208.3(1); see also Article 208.1 (killing as part of a genocide campaign) and Article 208.2 (summary and systematic executions as crimes against humanity).