Residents of the town of Djibo, in Soum province, demonstrated again on Sunday, September 15, to demand greater security. Men, women and children took to the streets in response to an incursion by armed men into one of the town’s sectors on September 13, which left three people dead. The victims were beheaded by terrorist groups, according to local sources. Residents then decided to settle near the town’s military camp.
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” The terrorists enter the city. They kill our parents, our wives and our children.explains a protester in a video expressing his anger. This is why we came out to demand more security. » « The captain must Ibrahim Traore leans on the case of Djibo ” he insists.
With their personal belongings, or what they could salvage, thousands of people fled some neighborhoods of the city after an ultimatum from armed terrorist groups. In the images broadcast on social networks, we see the helpless populations fleeing, on foot and on donkeys. The armed groups gave an ultimatum to the populations to join sectors 7, 8 and 9 of Djibo “, confides a resident under cover of anonymity.
But these three areas have been under the control of armed groups for a year, several residents say. Instead, the population has decided to go directly to the city’s military camp. They say they feel safer there. “, confides a witness. Sources on the spot indicate that the inhabitants of several districts are already installed around the camp where they plan to spend the night.