Burkina: the new boss of the gendarmerie promises to reorganize the institution
Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda Announced that he wanted to reorganize the National Gendarmerie (illustrative image) ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP
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The new chief of staff of the gendarmerie took command on Friday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda, who was until then the commander of the special legion, set up by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré just a few weeks before his fall, promises a reorganization of the institution to make it more operational in the fight against terrorism.
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With our correspondent in Ouagadougou,
Yaya Boudani
After having directed the special unit of the national gendarmerie in the fight against terrorism, and commanded the special legion, Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda specifies that his primary mission is a reorganization of the national gendarmerie.
"
After sixty years of existence, it is imperative that the national gendarmerie of Burkina Faso be reorganized, in order to be fully operational
", declared the new boss of the gendarmerie.
Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda recalls that the dysfunctions observed
during the attack in Inata
, in the Sahel region, require a profound reorganization of the national gendarmerie.
He explained that this redevelopment will provide the institution with autonomy and efficiency, in order to reaffirm to the entire nation, their commitment to yield nothing to the enemy.
On January 24, Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda had played a role of appeasement between mutinous soldiers and part of the gendarmerie who opposed the arrest of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.
“
The two men, Somda and Damiba, spoke to each other on January 24 to clear up any misunderstandings
,” our source said.
He now has the heavy responsibility of bringing together all the units of his institution, around the same fight: the fight against insecurity.
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