source: Whatsapp
actor1: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Gaoua
notes: Around 17 December 2021 (as reported), two elderly Fulani men arrested during military operation Koundalgou 4 on 25 November in the village of Helintira (Djigoue, Poni) were announced to have died in detention within the past 72 hours in the city of Gaoua (Gaoua, Poni). One died at the gendarmerie and the other at the hospital after being admitted for care. While the circumstances of their deaths are unknown, it is presumed that they were tortured and killed.