Nearly 400 road users stopped over helmets in Ouagadougou
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
Burkina Faso’s national police stopped nearly 400 road users in three hours in Ouagadougou during a nighttime operation targeting helmet non-use. The ‘Hardened Head Shield’ operation took place on 23 October 2026 under the supervision of the regional police director for Kadiogo, according to the officials leading it.
Nearly 400 road users were stopped in three hours on the night of Friday 23 October in Ouagadougou during checks targeting drivers without helmets. The figures were reported by the heads of the checkpoints involved, according to the Communications and Public Relations Directorate of the Burkina Faso National Police.
The ‘Hardened Head Shield’ operation aims to enforce mandatory helmet use after dark. Aguima Abdoulaziz Yonli, the regional director of the National Police for Kadiogo, urged road users to wear helmets day and night and make it a habit to protect their lives.
