source: Facebook; Undisclosed Source
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Kantchari
notes: On 30 September 2021, presumed JNIM militants abducted the head of the Sonabel electric company on the road between Kantchari (Kantchari, Tapoa) and Matiakoali (Matiacoali, Gourma). The abductee was released on 9 October.