The Eastern Regional Judicial Police Service presented, yesterday Thursday February 8, 2024, during a press briefing, ten alleged delinquents, perpetrators of several acts of great banditry in the Eastern and Central-Eastern regions and on the border with Ghana.
After more than ten years of operations on the Fada-Ountandéni, Fada-Ouaga, Fada-Bogandé roads, in homes and businesses, ten alleged robbers including a woman were arrested, during January 2024, at the end of the investigation by the Eastern Regional Judicial Police Service (SRPJ).
Presented to the press, yesterday Thursday February 8, 2024, in Fada N’Gourma, during a press briefing, these delinquents belong to a gang of 12 members, specializing in armed attacks in the eastern regions. and the Center-East and on the border of Ghana.
2 The head of the SRPJ of the East, Police Commissioner Zakaria Traoré explained that 5 of them were arrested in Fada, 4 in Koupéla including the gang leader and his wife (19 years old) and 1 in Toussiana in the High B
asins.
According to him, among the 10 individuals who presented themselves as gold miners, one is of foreign nationality.
Also, Zakaria Traoré indicated that the tracking operation made it possible to sixteen various materials. These are: eight motorcycles, four automatic pistols, 24 mobile phones, a sum of 500 thousand CFA francs, foreign currencies (Ghanaian cedi, Nigerian naira, Brazilian reais), amulets…
The damage would be much greater. Every year, thugs forcibly take away more than 100 motorcycles from citizens. It is a statement from their executioners during the interrogations that sends shivers down the spine, argued Commissioner Traoré.
Asked whether the gang was in cahoots with armed terrorist groups, he answered in the negative, referring to the elements detected at this stage of the investigation.
As for their modus operandi, he explained, the gang meets at one of them from 6 pm to plan their actions for the day.
After planning, continued Commissioner Traoré, a pair goes to the already iden
tified land to ensure that no forces are present.
‘As soon as they return, another armed team on a motorcycle goes to the field, shines the light of their flashlight on the face of their victim, forcing him to stop. They keep their weapons on her and strip her of all her possessions. If the victim refuses to comply, the robbers use force and their weapons,’ he said.
The ten individuals whose age is between 19 and 49 risk a prison sentence of eleven years to life and a fine ranging from 5 to 50 million CFA francs, according to the penal code.
Source: Burkina Information Agency