Yesterday, Burkinabe government spokesperson Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo stated that Burkina Faso Security Forces have dismantled a network of serving and discharged military personnel, civilians, and activists "who planned to destabilize Burkina Faso's institutions and stop the restoration of the country's "dignity, integrity, freedom and sovereignty," adding that the network is funded from abroad.
 
He stated on X, "The government informs the people of Burkina Faso that security forces have been actively working to dismantle a network seeking to destabilize Burkina Faso since January 13."

Le Gouvernement informe le Peuple burkinabè, que depuis le 13 janvier 2023, les services de sécurité sont à pied d’œuvre pour démanteler un réseau de déstabilisation du Burkina Faso.

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"Those behind this project planned January 14 as a springboard for action to carry out their diabolical plan ... Ultimately, the goal was to create unrest conducive to military intervention from outside the country," the statement read. 

Repeated coups

Earlier on September 28, Burkina Faso announced that four officers had been detained a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.

The four are suspected of involvement in a "conspiracy against state security," military prosecutor Ahmed Ferdinand Sountoura said in a statement seen by AFP on September 28.

Two others are "on the run," according to the statement.

The identities of the officers were not revealed, but security sources told AFP that at least two commanders of special units were among the four arrested.