source: Whatsapp; Le Faso; Burkina24; L'Observateur Paalga; Le Pays; Savane FM; PANAPRESS
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Kabonga
notes: On 30 January 2020, suspected JNIM militants abducted the secretary-general of the mayor of Pama while he was travelling near Kabonga (Pama, Kompienga). The secretary-general was released after a couple of hours in captivity. They also removed passengers from a communal transport in Kabonga, abducted the driver and his apprentice, and seized the vehicle.