The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is coordinating urgent medical evacuation for Ghanaian traders injured in a terrorist attack over the weekend in Titao, northern Burkina Faso.
The attack targeted a group of traders who had traveled to Burkina Faso to purchase tomatoes, leaving seven people dead and several others injured.
President John Dramani Mahama confirmed that the survivors would be transported back to Ghana for proper medical care.
Speaking at the Tree Crop Investment Summit in Accra, President Mahama said the incident underscores both the human cost of insecurity and the importance of prompt government action.
“Happily there are few survivors and so the Ghana army is arranging to medivac them from Burkina Faso so that those who are injured can continue to receive treatment here in Ghana,” he said.
The President described the ambush as a grim reminder of the dangers faced by cross-border traders in the sub-region. “We live in a dangerous sub-region and a recent incident has shown what a threat of instability and insecurity is to our regional integration and trade,” he stated.
According to President Mahama, the victims were ambushed while conducting routine trade in a village.
“Recently some traders from Ghana went to Burkina Faso to buy tomatoes and they were ambushed in a village where they were transacting and armed insurgents, terrorist armed groups attacked and unfortunately we lost a number of our compatriots,” he added.
The President extended condolences to the families of those killed and reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the survivors receive the best possible care.
Authorities also emphasized the need for increased regional cooperation to protect citizens and maintain safe trade corridors.
