Bibgou and Soualimou massacres

Bibgou and Soualimou massacres
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationBibgou and Soualimou, Komondjari Province, Burkina Faso
DateFebruary 29, 2024
2pm
TargetFulanis and Gourmantches
Deaths<150
Injured40+
Perpetrator Burkina Faso Armed Forces

On February 29, 2024, soldiers from the Burkinabe Armed Forces killed up to 150 civilians in the villages of Bibgou and Soualimou, Komondjari Province, Burkina Faso. The massacres occurred just four days after the Nondin and Soro massacres, which were reprisal attacks by government forces against civilians alleged to be collaborating with jihadists that killed 220 people.


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