The government on Sunday invited the Burkinabè to remain united behind the Fighting Forces, the day after a cowardly terrorist attack which devastated the commune of Barsalgho in the Center-North region.

‘More than ever, the people of Burkina Faso, the worthy sons and daughters, must remain united and united around our defense and security forces to thwart the evil designs of these hordes of terrorists, orchestrated or manipulated with the sole aim of benefiting us. enslave and further weaken our country,’ declared Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo.

According to the Minister of State, Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, the objective stated by the cowardly and barbaric terrorists was to cause as many civilian victims as possible.

Mr. Ouédraogo, who spoke on Sunday at Kaya hospital, said that most of the victims were women, children and the elderly.

The minister and government spokesperson, accompanied by the ministers in charge of Security, Mahamadou Sana, of Health, Jean-Claude Kargougou
and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Célestin Simporé, declared that he was came with a government delegation to demonstrate the solidarity of the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, towards those injured in the terrorist attack.

‘It is (also) a message of support and recognition to the health workers mobilized since the first moments. We assure you of adequate care for all the injured in order to save lives,’ the minister underlined.

Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo also expressed his firm conviction that the Burkinabè will succeed in defeating the terrorists.

Source: Burkina Information Agency