An attack by alleged jihadists on a baptism ceremony in eastern Burkina Faso resulted in the deaths of eight persons, a security source and a local confirmed on Wednesday morning.
‘A terrorist attack” in the village of Sandiaga in Koulpelogo province ‘left eight civilians dead’, the security source revealed.
The toll was confirmed by a local resident, who said armed men burst into a baptism ceremony on Monday morning and opened fire.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that on Sunday, six people died and two were injured in two villages in the northern province of Bam when carts carrying women were hit by roadside bombs, another security source said.
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A jihadist insurgency that has been going on for almost seven years is gripping the landlocked Sahel state, one of the poorest nations on the planet.
Nearly two million people have been evicted from their homes, and thousands of people have died.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that as part of its assault against the terrorists, the army had on June 20 announced that it would create two no-go areas where all human presence and activity would be prohibited.
The two areas, reputed to be a haven for the jihadists, are in the northern Soum province bordering Mali, and the protected natural reserves between Pama and the ‘W’ National Park in the east.
The announcement came after 86 civilians were massacred in the northern border village of Seytenga.
The military have given inhabitants two weeks in which to leave the area.
