Sixty people were killed on February 26 in a suspected jihadist attack in Partiaga, a town in eastern Burkina Faso, for which no official toll has been released, a defense movement said on Tuesday. human rights.

No reaction to confirm this assessment could be obtained by AFP from the national and regional authorities.

On the morning of February 26, “armed terrorist groups invaded the commune (Partiaga), killing, destroying property and carrying off livestock”, indicated the Burkinabè Movement for Human and People’s Rights (MBDHP).

“In the absence of any intervention by the security forces, the horror lasted all day, the VDP (civilian auxiliaries of the army) having been quickly overtaken by the events”, continues the organisation which also evokes missing persons.