President John Dramani Mahama on Monday afternoon visited two Ghanaian survivors of Saturday’s deadly terrorist attack in Burkina Faso, who are currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.
The two victims were among a group of Ghanaian tomato traders travelling on board a truck when armed bandits ambushed them in northern Burkina Faso. The attack claimed the lives of seven other Ghanaian traders.
President Mahama, accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, spent time with the injured traders, offering words of comfort and solidarity. He assured them that the government would fully absorb their medical bills.
The President proceeded to the hospital directly from the airport after returning from Takoradi, where he had earlier in the day opened the Minerals Commission’s Local Content Summit.
The seven traders who lost their lives in the brutal attack have since been buried, according to sources close to the affected families.
The two survivors were successfully evacuated and transported back to Ghana by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and are said to be responding to treatment.
The attack has sparked renewed concerns over the security of Ghanaian traders operating within the West African sub-region, particularly in areas prone to extremist violence and armed banditry.
Government officials are expected to engage their Burkinabe counterparts over the incident, as calls grow for enhanced cross-border security cooperation to safeguard Ghanaian nationals conducting business abroad.
