A weekend attack by the jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Burkina Faso has resulted in the deaths of four government militiamen, with their weapons looted.
JoyNews correspondent Eliasu Tanko reported from the region, indicating that the incident occurred on Saturday, August 23, in Bittou, a town located near the Ghanaian border in the Bawku Municipality, raising concerns about the ongoing security crisis in the region.
The victims were members of the Volunteers for the Protection of the Fatherland (VDP), a civilian auxiliary force created by the Burkinabe government to assist its regular army in the fight against a persistent and deadly insurgency.
Military sources in Burkina Faso familiar with the matter said, "a small team of VDP went into the bush and encountered bad guys [Jihadists].
