A Ghanaian driver was shot and is currently in serious condition by gunmen believed to be jihadist terrorists as they attempted to convey food from Niger despite the security situation in that area of the West African sub-region. They also set fire to numerous trucks.
One of a group of divers that decided to travel through Burkina Faso to transport food to Ghana was the injured diver, who is reportedly receiving treatment at a medical facility in Niger.
Due to the military coup that caused the Niger borders to close and its subsequent disagreement with the regional body ECOWAS, they had been stuck
The drivers attempted to cross the Burkina Faso border after unsuccessfully waiting for security escorts, according to Joy News. Before they could succeed, though, a group of militants attacked them with weapons.
During the attack, the terrorists reportedly set fire to four trucks.
Owner of the Damabala Enterprise and the driver of one of the 35 trucks used to bring food from Niger to Ghana, Massahoudu Dambala, revealed what happened to Joynews, claiming that the drivers refused to halt as the terrorists had ordered.
They were waiting for escorts but they never arrived, so one of the cars made the decision to go ahead. When they were successful, our automobile made the decision to try as well. The jihadists started emerging as soon as we started marching.
They attempted to stop them but failed since they did not realize how many there were. When they began firing them, several of them turned around and left their trucks behind.
They set our car on fire when they arrived since it was in front. According to a report in Accra’s Joy News, “The car had about 450 bags of beans in it, so they burned the car along with about 3 or 4 other cars.”
After Mohamed Bazoum and his government were overthrown, Niger has been governed by the military for several weeks. The flow of people and goods into and out of the country has been hampered by the country’s insecurity.
Source: OccupyGh.com
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