Military Takes Power In Burkina Faso

The Military on Monday ousted the democratic government in Burkina Faso, a group of soldiers announced on state television.

The Coup comes in the wake of a 36-hour uprising that toppled the third West African head of state in eight months.

“A decision made with the sole purpose of allowing our country to get back on the right track,” said Capt. Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo, flanked by 13 men in camouflage gear.

The military forces have subsequently suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and closed the borders, Ouedraogo said, without spilling any blood.

They are holding President Roch Marc Kaboré and other politicians in a safe place that “respects their dignity,” he added.

The words of Burkina Faso’s apparent new rulers contradicted that of Kaboré’s party, which had asserted an hour earlier that the leader had survived an assassination attempt.

Kaboré took over the reins of government in 2015 but faced a barrage of Islamist insurgencies leading to deaths of thousands of Burkinabes and leaving more than a million people homeless.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.