Ouagadougou: Municipal Police seeks relatives of a vulnerable Ivorian national
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Ouagadougou: Municipal Police seeks relatives of a vulnerable Ivorian national (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Ouagadougou Municipal Police is seeking the relatives of Traoré Abdoulaye, an Ivorian national showing signs of behavioural disorders, who was picked up on 3 November 2026 in district 5. Anyone with information can go to the Municipal Police headquarters or call the toll-free number 80 00 11 03.
Ouagadougou: Municipal Police issues a search notice for a vulnerable person (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
On 3 November 2026, Ouagadougou's Municipal Police detained a Ivorian man showing behavioural disturbances and issued a notice to find his relatives. Anyone who can help is asked to contact the municipal police.
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