By RFIPosted 04-04-2019Modified on 04-04-2019 at 00:27
A week and a half after the Ogossagou massacre, where at least 157 villagers were murdered, Mali remains in shock. The investigation is still ongoing. In the National Assembly, Wednesday, April 3, the deputies called the government on this massacre.
Opposition or majority, the deputies say in unison their indignation after the tragedy of Ogossagou . What is the responsibility of elected officials? Questioned the honorable Idrissa Sankare of Bankass, the locality affected by the recent violence.
" What have we done, Mr. President? Who among us knows Bankass? Is there a field mission? No. We are all responsible, Mr. President, "he said.
The announcement of the dissolution of the Dogon self-defense group Dan Nan Ambassagou and the sacking of the army is not enough to restore security in the center, according to Bakary Woyo Doumbia, an opposition MP. " We are facing a real political bankruptcy. The truth is that our security has been outsourced to armed groups in northern and central Mali, "he said indignantly.
To answer, Salif Traoré, Minister of Security, represents the government. " We have just over 15,000 men who are permanently deployed. It is true, faced with the absence of the state in some places, some may have had to replace the state, but we are rising, we are in reorganization. We will be much more visible and we will assume, "he says.
According to the minister, 150 Malian or foreign soldiers and 440 civilians have been killed for three months. Thus, the crisis in the center has made nearly 1,000 victims since January 2018.
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