Ouagadougou: The former boss of the national gendarmerie, Lieutenant-Colonel Évrard Somda, and several other officers have been in detention since October 2023 and February 2024, on suspicion of having wanted to overthrow President Ibrahim Traoré , to put an end, according to them, to the ‘hunting down of officers of their promotion and certain soldiers. » This is what the military prosecutor declared this Saturday in front of journalists including one from the AIB.
Source: Burkina Information Agency