Burkina Faso terrorists kill 7 Ghanaian tomato traders in Titao

Seven (7) people have been reportedly killed in a terrorist attack on tomato traders in Titao, Burkina Faso, Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Reports indicates that all the victims were male Ghanaian tomato buyers and drivers of the trucks which were transporting the tomatoes.

A journalist named Alhaji Gbanggbanku, who broke the news on social media on Saturday said the terrorists spared all the Ghanaian women traders.

According to him, the JNIM Islamist group who were responsible for the attack also set several trucks conveying tomatoes on fire.

Ministry of Interior has since confirmed the attack in a press statement released on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

“What actually happened was that the terrorists suspected that some of their enemies had entered the country, and our vehicle was in the town at the time”.

“They shot the male passengers, leaving the female passengers unharmed. All the men who were sitting on top of the vehicle were shot dead,” Eric Tuffour, President of the Tomato and Onion Truck Drivers Association said in an interview while commenting about the matter.