Burkina : Deux policiers révoqués pour détournement de deniers publics

Two police officers were dismissed by the Council of Ministers on June 18, 2026, for embezzling public funds. They are Police Lieutenant Nicolas B. Tiao and Police Sergeant Pawentoré Ilboudo. They embezzled 45,216,000 FCFA, according to the Minister of Security, Divisional Police Commissioner Mahamadou Sana. This money was intended to support the operations of the National Police's Mobile Intervention Unit based in Koin, in the Bankui region.