In Burkina Faso, thousands of people demonstrated this Saturday in the town of Djibo, located 200 km north of the capital, to denounce the deterioration of the security situation and the blockade of their town.
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” We went out to tell Captain Traoré that we are not happy “, shouted a protester. Like him, thousands of people marched in the streets of Djibo to express their fed-up attitude towards the deterioration of security and the blockade imposed for two years by armed terrorist groups. Also, women, men and children denounced what they consider to be ” the silence ” of Captain Ibrahim Traoré since their calls for help. This city in the province of Soum has been under blockade by armed terrorist groups for two years.
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These populations insisted: they are asking for an improvement in security because despite the alerts and calls for help, the jihadist groups continue to come, from ” open fire on the population and leave “, the protesters denounced. We don’t like what they are doing here at all. The entire population came out to tell the head of state to focus on the situation in Djibo. “, they hammered home.
The march comes just days after another attack by armed terrorist groups. The assault targeted several infrastructures, including health centers and drinking water points in the city. The office of Doctors Without Borders and other strategic sites were also targeted. The president must open his eyes because the people of Djibo are not happy with the government ” hammered one of the organizers.
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