Thefts, robberies, jihadist attacks… To denounce the recurring phenomenon of insecurity, the local civil society committee of Ansongo and its surroundings launched Sunday 48 hours of civil disobedience in this important locality in the Gao region in the north of mali. Tuesday and Wednesday, this committee intends to paralyze the seven municipalities of the circle of Ansongo to also ask the State to take the necessary measures.
With our correspondent regional, Serge Daniel
According to the local civil society committee, today, out of the seven municipalities in the circle of Ansongo, six have been emptied of their inhabitants due to insecurity. And over the past two years, many civilians have been killed by jihadists and armed bandits. Breeders dispossessed of their animals, farmers chased from their fields, traders going to fairs victims of mines placed on the roads pursue the initiators of 48 hours of civil disobedience. In this part of Mali, Ouatagouna, where local notables and elected officials were assassinated, is one of the municipalities most affected by insecurity.
” The Malian State must ensure our security »
” The Malian State must ensure our security, it is our right ! “, insists a member of the local committee of civil society who gives details on the days of civil disobedience which begin this Tuesday to bring the government to act: closures of public services, shops, but also a ban on circulating inside. of all municipalities. The action plan also includes the closure of three main entry routes into the city: those coming from Gao, Ménaka and Niger.
►Also read: Northern Mali again the scene of deadly clashes between jihadist groups