Burkina Faso: calm has returned to the national training center of Pô
(Illustration) A Burkinabè soldier in a street in Ouagadougou.
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In Burkina Faso, tension has subsided in the camp of the national commando training and special operations training center where soldiers demonstrated on Friday by sequestering certain hierarchical leaders.
According to security sources, it was an outburst of soldiers who were demanding their food bonuses.
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The soldiers of the commando training and special operations training center were angry with the corps commander.
They demanded his resignation.
These soldiers asked for their bonuses for courses already completed, internal missions and food.
They had arrested the deputy head of the corps and the treasurer.
The head of the body having escaped in the face of this anger, according to certain sources
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After discussions, an officer was assigned to manage day-to-day affairs pending the appointment of a new commanding officer.
Calm has returned to the barracks but the corps commander is still missing.
"Since the beginning of the movement, no one knows where he is
," says another source.
According to a soldier, the latter is in a safe place.
"
He preferred to get to safety, waiting for a return to calm
," says our source.
The Burkina Faso
news agency
, citing security sources, stresses that “
calm and serenity have returned to the Pô garrison following frank and educational exchanges following “an eventful day”
”.
"
The reorganization of the army began some time ago
"
During this time, the president of the transition, Ibrahim Traoré, presented his wishes to his compatriots.
In combat gear and a red beret on his head, he
praised
the courage and work of the armed forces with the populations.
The captain assured that the Burkinabè army has acquired air and land equipment with the help of certain neighboring countries and that “
the reorganization of the army has started for some time
”.
The reorganization of the army has begun.
We are in a phase of tactical change, we will talk about strategic change in the days to come.
But already, in the mentality of the fighters, the tactics have already changed.
The president of the transition, captain Ibrahim Traoré
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