Sources at the headquarters of the General Headquarters of the African Missions Society said the accident happened around 9pm on March 29, 2023, when Brother Moses was passing near a checkpoint set up by the military police. “The military fired several shots at people they considered a threat. Unfortunately, a shot hit and killed Brother Moses. The military police have sent an official apology letter to the African Missionary Society and the brother's family.”
According to the military prosecutor's office Ouagadougou, soldiers on duty "used their guns to arrest a suspicious person on foot who allegedly refused to obey orders". Unfortunately, Brother Moses was traveling in his car and was hit by a bullet and died. While sending condolences to the victim's family, the military prosecutor's office opened an investigation "to shed light on the circumstances of the incident".
Insecurity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has experienced a period of severe political instability since 2015 due to violence perpetrated by jihadist groups in various regions; These conflicts have left at least 10,000 people dead - both civilians and soldiers - and displaced around two million. On March 30, 2023, a state of emergency was declared in 8 regions of the country, including 22 counties, corresponding to about half of the national territory.
Furthermore, civil society organizations in Burkina Faso have expressed concern about cases of "kidnapping" citizens and "forced enlistment" as a force to support the army in its fight against divinity. war, while condemning "the denial of the people's right to freedom of opinion, which is recurrent and systematic".
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