Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], January 8: A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traore, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced.
The sophisticated plan had been hatched by Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba, the military officer ousted by Traore in September 2022, the security minister said in a late-night broadcast.
"Our intelligence services intercepted this operation in the final hours. They had planned to assassinate the head of state and then strike other key institutions, including civilian personalities," said Mahamadou Sana, further alleging that the plot had been funded from neighbouring Ivory Coast.
There has been no comment from either Col Damiba or Ivory Coast. Since seizing power, Capt Traore has faced at least two coup attempts.
Source: Qatar Tribune
