Abeg hear this gbege wey just dey unfold for Burkina Faso. Dem don sabi say people wey wan kill military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, don plan am well well, but e no work. The plot no be small thing, as e be masterminded by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba, the man wey Ibrahim Traoré dislodged back in September 2022. This one na wah o!
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana come yan say dem intelligence people catch dis operation just for the final stages. Dem plan to assassinate the leader and then attack other gbe-gbes, including civil personalities. E be like film, but this na real life matter!
Dem say the plan don get foreign backing from Ivory Coast wey don give dem 70 million CFA francs, wey be like $125,000. According to Mahamadou, dem even get video wey show dem plotters dey discuss their wicked plans. Dem gree say dem go attack Ibrahim Traoré for January 3rd, either make dem blow am up for im house or attack am close range. Na serious matter!
The security minister don assure people say the matter dey under control and dem don arrest some people wey dey involved. E come talk say make citizens no allow themselves follow anyone wey wan turn their head with dangerous ideas. Sound like movie, but e be reality wey dey happen.
But e no be like say na only good news dey for TraorĂ© camp, as im don face serious wahala since e take power – two coup attempts don land since den. Plus, jihadist attack dey increase, wey don force plenty people to waka from dem homes. Yet, despite all this wahala, young people dey support am because of him pan-African dream and him sharp criticism of how Western countries dey run affair for Africa.
Dem say Colonel Damiba don mobilize soldiers and civilian supporters to carry out this coup matter, just to keep him ambitions alive. E don even enter exile for Togo since dem don kick am out. E be like say this power struggle go continue to dey stir up tension for the region.
Abeg, make we keep our eyes on this matter, as e fit rise again like Phoenix. E go sweet to see how dem go handle dem plotters wey don carry bad mind. But e don clear say Burkinabe people no go like make anybody run dem show again. Na dem sabi as e be, and dem go protect their own!
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