source: Menastream
actor1: Ansaroul Islam
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Belehede
notes: On May 3, presumed Ansaroul Islam militants abducted Red Cross (Burkina Faso) employee Bayala Bernard and seized the vehicle he was travelling in near Belehede, between Djibo and Arbinda. He was freed five days later in Nassoumbou area.