A coup attempt was halt as 3 soldiers arrested in Burkina Faso
Barely hours of announcements of the Burkina Faso president deploying over 100 of their troops to Niger it to help curtail the terrorists attacks after several soldiers and citizens lost their lives in Mali.
A coup attempt was interrupted and three (3) Soldiers were arrested by the National Gendarmerie’s Research Section (NGRS) at the instruction of the Military Prosecutor, for offenses.
“military conspiracy, violation of orders, conspiracy against state security, association of criminals and endangering the life of others.” This information was provided by the Military Prosecutor, Magistrate Commander Alphonse Zorma, this Friday 08 September 2023.
This is the case of “Adjudant Windinmalégdé Kaboré, Sergeant-in-Chief Brice Ismaël Ramdé and ex-Corporal Sami Dah” who acknowledged “without hesitation”, according to the military prosecutor’s statement.
According to the prosecutor’s statement, these “military and former servicemen, smartly, would identify sensitive points and homes, including that of the Transitional President and certain civilian and military authorities, in order to destabilize the conduct of the Transition.”
“To date, three (03) soldiers in charge have been arrested and presented to an investigation judge who examined them and placed in preventive detention for military conspiracy, violation of orders, conspiracy against state security, association of criminals and impeachment, danger of the life of others,” informed magistrate Alphonse Zorma.
The Military Prosecutor’s Office said investigations are ongoing to establish “all possible implications and legal consequences.
However, the Military Prosecutor’s Office invites anyone who has elements that could evolve this investigation to take it directly for that purpose or put them at the disposal of the Research Section of the Ouagadougou Gendarmerie.