Tag: Burkina Faso

Dozens Killed In Burkina Faso Mosque Attack

Ganiyu Amodu

An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has killed dozens of people, local and security sources told AFP on Monday. “Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed,” a security source said. READ ALSO Mohbad’s Death: I Know A Lot But They Won’t Allow Me Speak — Wife DHQ Dismisses Coup Rumour Fire Guts Minister’s Residence In Abuja “The victims were all Muslims, most of them men” who had come for the morning prayer, a local resident said.…

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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Pull Out Of ECOWAS

Ganiyu Amodu

In a pivotal announcement on Sunday, the nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger declared their swift departure from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, unveiling a decision steeped in a profound sense of injustice. The joint statement, solemnly conveyed through Niger’s national television, underscored the discontentment stemming, in part, from the sanctions imposed by ECOWAS on the junta-led states. These West African nations, led by junta governments, lamented the perceived inequity in the punitive measures imposed by ECOWAS, a move that has driven them to sever their…

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Fraudsters Hack Into Firms’ Accounts in Nigeria, Others, Steal $11M

Ganiyu Amodu

    A gang of hackers, OPERA1ER, stole at least $11m from companies in Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African countries, and Argentina. This is according to a new report from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, entitled, “OPERA1ER: Playing God without permission,” in collaboration with the researchers from Orange CERT Coordination Center. The firm disclosed that digital forensic artifacts analysed by it and Orange followed more than 30 successful intrusions of the gang between 2018 and 2022. READ ALSO: Fraud alert: Cyber Fraudsters Clone Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Accounts Hushpuppi Jailed, Bags…

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