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Two men sentenced to life for murder in Bobo-Dioulasso

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The court sentenced Sayouba Sankara and Boukary Kaboré to life imprisonment for the murder of Daouda Traoré in Bobo-Dioulasso. The victim was lured into an ambush during a car deal on 26 March 2025, before his body was abandoned and his motorbike set alight, according to the ruling delivered on 26 October.

The court on 26 October 2026 sentenced Sayouba Sankara and Boukary Kaboré to life imprisonment for the murder of Daouda Traoré in Bobo-Dioulasso, according to Burkinabè media outlet Netafrique. The judges followed the prosecution’s recommendations.

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