Togo Don Carry Former Burkina Faso President Go Home

Chai! My people, wetin we dey hear so na wah! Togo don pack former Burkina Faso president, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, come back home as dem dey accuse am of serious coup wahala.

As e be, na January 2022, Damiba seize power for Burkina Faso, but na only nine months later, e face overthrow from Captain Ibrahim Traore wey now dey rule. E don dey chill for Togo since den, but dem don catch am and hand am over to Burkina Faso government.

Dem arrest am for Lome on January 16, based on warrant wey Burkinabe authorities send. Togo Justice Minister, Pacome Adjourouvi, don yan say dem hand am over to Burkina Faso authorities the very next day.

Now, wetin he dey face? According to reports, Damiba dey face serious charges such as embezzlement of public funds, corruption, and even plotting coups! Na serious matter be this o!

According to Togo justice minister, dem agree to extradite am because Burkina Faso promise say dem go make sure sey Damiba go dey safe and dem go give am fair trial. But you know how e be, when matter don pass ‘you and I’, we just dey hope say no be ‘no go area’ dem carry am go.

As Burkinabe authorities dey assert say dem don foil many coup attempts since Traore take over, dem dey finger Damiba as the mastermind behind some of the plots. Even January 3, dem claim sey dem prevent an assassination attempt on Traore wey dem also relate to Damiba.

No be only that, a series of people wey dem catch dey make ‘confessions’ on TV say na Damiba dey give dem instructions. E be like say this man get level for military politics o!

As dem dey fight jihadists wey dey disturb the region, Burkina Faso don align with dem military leaders for Niger and Mali. All of dem don dabble away from ECOWAS join up for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). But Togo still dey maintain good relationship with dem because na im dey provide water for dem as dem no get sea access.

This whole beef wey dey happen, e show say politics no be beans, and as e dey unfold, na so we go dey watch am closely. Make we see how dem go take handle this matter for Burkina Faso as the drama dey continue. Wetin you think—Damiba go fit clear im name or na wahala go just dey follow am? As we dey reason am, make we keep our ears to the ground!