The military rulers of Burkina Faso has disclosed that they was a coup attempt against them, but was thwarted by the country’s intelligence and security services.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the military spokesman, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo on Wednesday, September 27, noting that army officers and others had planned to seize power and plunge the country into “chaos”.
“Officers and other alleged actors involved in this attempt at destabilization have been arrested and others are actively sought,” said in a statement without providing details.
According to the statement, the latest coup attempt occurred on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.
The military government said it would seek to shed “all possible light on this plot” and that it regretted “that officers whose oath is to defend their homeland have strayed into an undertaking of this nature”.
The country’s military prosecutor later said that four people had been arrested and two were on the run. An investigation has been opened based on “credible allegations about a plot against state security implicating officers”, the prosecutor said.
Al Jazeera
