source: AIB (Burkina Faso); Le Faso; Infowakat; Signal; Facebook
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Matiakoali
notes: Around 14 July 2021 (as reported), presumed JNIM militants abducted three people including the Provincial Director of Water and Sanitation Ministry, a teacher, and an employee of an international NGO on the road between Matiakoali (Matiacoali, Gourma) and Fada NGourma (Fada Ngourma, Gourma). The Provincial Director of Water and Sanitation Ministry and the NGO employee were released on 17 October 2021.