Burkina Faso Sacks Chief Of Staff After He Was Caught Selling Out His Country

Burkina Faso’s transitional military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has responded to the failed coup attempt against him in late September 2023 by removing Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda from his position as the Chief of Staff of the national gendarmerie. According to a national decree signed by Captain Ibrahim Traore and issued on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, Lieutenant-Colonel Évrard Somda has been replaced as head of the national gendarmerie by Lieutenant-Colonel Kouagri Natama with immediate effect. This development comes after longstanding rumours of Lieutenant-Colonel Évrard Somda being at the heart of the failed plot to oust Captain Ibrahim Traore, with some sources speculating that he received as much as 25 billion CFA Francs, or roughly $40 million, to betray his country. Fortunately, the coup attempt against Captain Ibrahim Traore was unsuccessful. After rumours of a possible coup appeared on the night of September 26, pro-Traoré social media accounts posted messages encouraging junta loyalists to go out and protest in favour of Traoré, and on the evening of September 27, 2023, the junta officially revealed that a coup attempt by high-ranking security officers was foiled by intelligence gathered by the Burkinabé intelligence agency. And Evrard Somda, who was once a highly respected officer, was weakened by the arrest of four officers, including two of his former close associates, on suspicion of involvement in a “plot against state security.“ The four officers arrested were Abdoul Aziz Aouoba, the commander of the Burkinabe Special Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Boubacar Keita, director of the Higher Institute of Civil Protection Studies, Lieutenant Colonel Cheikh Hamza Ouattara, commander of the special forces of the VDP, and Christophe Maiga, deputy commander of VDP special forces. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅SUPPORT US /AFFILIATE LINKS Use this affiliate link for your purchases at #MIZIZI International - Support our channel - PayPal: newafricachannel(at) Follow us on Instagram - Follow us on Twitter - Join us on Facebook - ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER The New Africa Channel doesn’t fully own some of the materials compiled in its videos. It belongs to people or organizations who ought to be respected. If used, it falls under the following provisions: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. “Fair use“ is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarships, and research. ✅ If you are the owner of the materials used in this video, contact us, and we will follow your request immediately: info(at) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅COMMENTING POLICY Keep your comments and posts appropriate, helpful, and relevant. Any offensive, disrespectful, harmful, threatening, vulgar, obscene, or inappropriate content will be removed immediately. Spamming, vandalizing, promoting, and advertising are also not allowed. While we encourage free speech and open discussion, attacking or harassing other users is not tolerated. Repeat violators of this policy will be reported and may face a ban. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #AfricaNews #TopAfricaNews #News #NewsAfrica #AfricaNews