President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Ghana Armed Forces is making urgent arrangements to evacuate survivors of the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso to Ghana for medical treatment.
The attack, which occurred over the weekend in Titao in northern Burkina Faso, reportedly left about seven people dead, with others sustaining varying degrees of injury.
The victims are believed to be Ghanaian traders who had travelled to the area to purchase tomatoes.
Speaking at the Tree Crop Investment Summit in Accra, President Mahama described the incident as a painful reminder of the insecurity facing the West African sub-region and its potential impact on cross-border trade and regional integration.
“We live in a dangerous sub-region and a recent incident has shown what a threat of instability and insecurity is to our regional integration and trade,” the President said.
He explained that the incident occurred while the traders were conducting business in a community in Burkina Faso, where they were ambushed by armed insurgents.
“Recently some traders from Ghana went to Burkina Faso to buy tomatoes and they were ambushed in a village where they were transacting and armed insurgents, terrorist armed groups attacked and unfortunately we lost a number of our compatriots,” he stated.
Mahama said some of the victims survived and will be brought back home for continued care.
“Happily there are few survivors and so the Ghana army is arranging to medivac them from Burkina Faso so that those who are injured can continue to receive treatment here in Ghana,” he added.
The President extended condolences to the families of those who died and those who were injured, assuring them of government’s support as investigation and rescure efforts continue.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
