Ex presidential guard handed over to police in Burkina Faso

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January 26, 2016 8:52 AM

The suspect was arrested after residents in Gowlu reported the man's suspicious activities to the police

A man believed to be a former member of Burkina Faso's ex president Blaise Compaore' guard who was arrested yesterday in the Upper West region is being transferred back to Burkina Faso.

"We are taking him back today. Our men are already on the way," Upper West regional police commander DCOP Kwasi Duku told Pulse.com.gh

The man whose name will not be disclosed by the police was arrested in Gowlu after residents in the area notified the police of the man's activities.

"It was the effort of the community. They realised a strange person in their midst and reported him to the police." DCOP Duku said.

He however denied reports that the suspect is part of the terrorists who stormed a hotel in Burkina Faso capital killing over 20 people.

"We don't know, that is why we are taking him back," Upper West regional police commander said "He is wanted by police in Burkina Faso, we cannot tell if he is part of that attack" .

Burkina has been under some turmoil since 2014 from the ousting of Blaise Compaore who until is resignation was one of the longest serving African leader. The latest attack is the killing of over 20 people by by Al-Quaeda followers in the hotel in Ouagadougou.

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