4 SOLDIERS ARE ARRESTED IN BURKINA FASO FOR A COUP ATTEMPT

The junta in Burkina Faso has alleged an attempted coup.

According to the junta, which toppled a military dictatorship to take control, an effort by certain Army officers to grab power and plunge the country into turmoil was foiled.

Investigations will aid in identifying the perpetrators of this conspiracy, which had the diabolical purpose of destroying the institutions of the Republic and producing instability in our country.

According to a statement issued by the regime's spokesman, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, "officers and other alleged actors involved in this destabilization attempt have been arrested, and others are actively sought."

The military administration announced that it will strive to throw as much light on this scheme as possible and expressed concern that "officers whose oath is to defend their homeland have strayed into an undertaking of this nature."

Two were claimed to be fleeing arrest, while four were said to be detained.

The regime launched an inquiry after obtaining "credible allegations about an officers-involved plot against state security," according to the statement.We deplore that officers whose duty is to defend their nation have been involved in a project that tries to block the Burkinabe people's march for sovereignty and total freedom from terrorist hordes.

"Recall that the junta took over following two military takeovers in the previous year, which were exacerbated in part by an escalating insurgency by armed groups with ties to al Qaeda and the Islamic State that had destabilized Burkina Faso and its neighbors."

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the junta's leader, assumed control on September 30, 2022, marking the country's second coup in eight months.

According to GISTLOVER, there have been seven coups in Africa since 2020.