Burkina Faso Terrorist Attack: What we know about the terror group“When a state fails its people at their critical point of need, words of sympathy almost don’t mean anything,” Aning said. “For our people to voluntarily travel to a war zone in search of livelihood — It just tell a dramatic story,” he said. According to media reports, ten men including the driver, and eight women were on board one of the trucks. Bawumia condoles families of Ghanaian traders killed in Burkina Faso attackHe alleged that the assailants shot the men on sight, abducted some of the women and set the truck ablaze. “Individuals, including the drivers, died instantly, and the trucks were set ablaze, leaving the bodies burnt beyond recognition,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb February 17, 2026 21:07 UTC