Bobo-Dioulasso: Three individuals arrested for fraud, motorcycle thefts and murder
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Bobo-Dioulasso: Over 82 million FCFA swindled, eight motorcycles seized and one suspect arrested for murder (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's national police presented in Bobo-Dioulasso the results of three investigations: a cross-border fraud network (over 82 million FCFA in losses), a series of motorcycle thefts with eight bikes seized, and a murder in Ouezzinville. Suspects have been arrested and the case files sent to…
Bobo-Dioulasso: Three individuals arrested for fraud, motorcycle thefts and murder (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Police in Bobo-Dioulasso presented three cases: an alleged cross-border fraud scheme (over 82 million FCFA), a series of motorcycle thefts and a murder in Ouezzin-ville, leading to three arrests. The suspects will be brought before the prosecutor.
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