An investigation is underway into the murders of the men, whose bodies were found on December 30 and 31, according to a press release from the prosecutor’s office, which did not provide an estimate of who the perpetrators are believed to be, or what the motive was.
The bodies of 28 men with bullet wounds have been found by authorities in the northwestern town of Nouna in Burkina Faso, the prosecutor’s office announced Monday.
An investigation is underway into the murders of the men, whose bodies were found on December 30 and 31, according to a press release from the prosecutor’s office, which did not provide an estimate of who the perpetrators are believed to be, or what the motive was.
The west African country has been increasingly mired in mourning over attacks by jihadist groups over the past decade. Thousands of people have been killed and millions forced from their homes in Burkina Faso and other countries in the region.
However, yesterday the non-governmental organization CISC (Collectif contre l’impunité et la stigmatisation des communautés, “Collectif contre l’impunité et la stigmatisation des communautés”, “Collectif against impunity and the stigmatization of communities”), reported that in Nuna armed men, who eyewitnesses said were members of the paramilitary organization Volunteers for Defense of the Fatherland (Volontaires pour la défense de la patrie, VDP), murdered civilians belonging to the Pel clan in “retaliation” for an attack on their headquarters. This information is impossible to independently verify.
The military junta that has been in power in Burkina Faso since the September 30, 2022 coup announced in October the recruitment of 50,000 new VDP members. The process was announced as completed in November.
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