ICC Note:
Several weeks ago, jihadists threatened teachers and schools that taught something other than the Quran. They followed through on their threats. Two armed men on motorcycles rode past a village school in north Burkina Faso and shot a school director and villager before leaving. The extremist group Ansarul Islam claimed credit for the attack. Threats and attacks demanding intolerance continue to threaten Christians who are often unable to protect themselves.
3/04/2017 Burkina Faso (ABC News) – Jihadists on motorbikes killed two people including a school official early Friday in a village in Burkina Faso’s north and then went to other villages demanding that schools close, a provincial official said.
The attack in Kourfayl terrified teachers who gathered in the nearby provincial capital for safety, said High Commissioner of Soum province Mohamed Dah.
Jihadists had warned weeks ago of attacks if schools didn’t close or teach only the Quran.
“One has only to recognize that the Soum no longer belongs to us,” said Moussa Eric Ouedraogo, a teacher in the province.
Earlier this week, jihadists attacked two other provincial communities, injuring one woman and setting fire to police stations, buildings and homes in Baraboule and Tongomayel. The attackers fled toward the border with Mali after security forces streamed in.