In the Ivory Coast, the day after the attack on a military camp in Abobo, in the northern part of Abidjan, which killed four people, the investigation continues. Whether the jihad trail seems out of the question remains many questions, especially the targets of the attackers and the identity of the alleged sponsors.
as reported from Abidjan, Pierre Pinto
If the camp in Anonkoua-Kouté protects the second advancing battalion in Ivorian that must take up in September, which was deployed in Mali within the framework of Minusma, the jihadist is discarded. Mainly due to the identity of the attackers.
Some really had Liberian papers. One of them even had a sheet titled “Contract,” which would hire him to “fight in Ivory Coast” for $ 5,000. The sheet is neither signed nor dated. Why did they carry identity documents and this pseudo “contract”?
Incompatibility that adds many other issues in this case. How many were the attackers? Between a dozen and thirty depending on sources. What was their goal? The camp is well equipped with weapons and vehicles as it is where the Ivorian peacekeepers prepare for Mali. And for the staff, the attackers had “the definite intention of getting into it.” But the caretakers of this barracks withdrew sharply and immediately killed three attackers. A fourth was killed for his injuries several hours later.
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However, the day before, on April 20, the Defense and Security Forces had been on standby by the General Staff and provoked “recurring and persistent rumors” of “subversive actions throughout the national territory and in particular at the sites of Abidjan, Dabou, San Pedro and Tabou. ”In short, along the axis leading from Liberia to the economic capital.
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