India, Nov. 10 -- A young female TikToker accused of helping Mali's army was kidnapped and publicly executed by suspected jihadists, her family and local officials said on Sunday.

According to a report by the BBC, Mariam Cisse frequently shared videos with her over 100,000 TikTok followers about her life in her Tonka hometown in the northern Timbuktu region and often expressed support for the army. News of her death has shocked the nation, which has been battling a jihadist insurgency since 2012.

"My sister was arrested on Thursday by the jihadists," her brother told the AFP news agency, saying they had accused her of "informing the Malian army of their movements".

Mariam was abducted by the suspected jihadists while live-streaming fro...