Shots were heard late Sunday, January 23 in Ouagadougou near the residence of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, president of Burkina Faso, plagued by jihadist violence, where mutinies took place in several barracks, residents reported. at AFP.
A helicopter, with all lights off, also flew over the Patte d'Oie district, where the residence is located, when the shooting took place which, at first heavy, then became more sporadic, according to residents of the piece.
Intense gunfire was also heard by residents almost at the same time in the Sangoulé Lamizana and Baba Sy military camps in the Burkinabè capital.
Soldiers mutinied on Sunday in several barracks in Burkina Faso, including those of Sangoulé Lamizana and Baba Sy, to demand the departure of army chiefs and "
appropriate means
" to fight against jihadists.
Mutinies have also taken place at the Ouagadougou air base, as well as in Kaya and Ouahigouya, in northern Burkina where the majority of jihadist attacks are concentrated, according to residents and military sources.
The government reacted by acknowledging these shots in several barracks, denying however "
a takeover by the army
".
Sunday evening, President Kaboré, decreed "
until further notice
", from Sunday, a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (local and GMT).
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