ECOWAS Calls for Full Investigation into Burkina Faso Attack on Ghanaian Traders
ECOWAS urges accountability following deadly ambush on Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region.
- Eight Ghanaian traders killed in JNIM ambush on February 14.
- ECOWAS calls for full-scale investigation and accountability.
- President Mahama visits survivors at 37 Military Hospital in Accra.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed support for a comprehensive investigation into the killing of Ghanaian traders in Titao, northern Burkina Faso, by the terrorist group Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).
In an exclusive interview with Joy News, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah strongly condemned the February 14 attack and emphasized the importance of holding those responsible accountable.
The ambush targeted Ghanaian tomato traders travelling through the volatile Sahel corridor, leaving eight dead and several others injured. JNIM militants reportedly carried out the attack as the traders conducted routine cross-border commerce between northern Ghana and Burkina Faso.
President John Mahama has visited survivors at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, where injured traders are receiving care after evacuation by the Ghana Armed Forces.
The attack has raised renewed concerns about the safety of Ghanaian nationals involved in informal regional trade, particularly along routes increasingly affected by insurgent activity. Cross-border commerce in agricultural products, including tomatoes and onions, is a key source of livelihood for communities in northern Ghana, but insecurity in parts of the Sahel has made such trade increasingly dangerous.
