President of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara has vowed to “crush” armed gangs that have been terrorizing travellers on the country’s major highways.
Speaking on Thursday in the southwestern region of Soubre, Ouattara said the government will double its efforts to address the insecurity challenge caused by the presence of armed individuals on the roads.
He said the southwest region which is rich in cocoa production, has been the theater of regular attacks by those armed individuals.
“The army and the gendarmerie have deployed sufficient means, and we shall continue to support them. We shall track the gangsters and defeat them,” the president affirmed.
On several occasions, the authorities have appealed for closer collaboration between the security forces and the population to end the armed attacks that has caused several deaths on the country’s roads. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
