Gaoual: Reinforcements arrive to stop the violence

Many gold miners had returned home but they are gradually returning because they have understood that gold is being mined illegally, confides a protester.

Either everyone stops, or we leave the field open to everyone, "said AF, a young leader from Gaoaul.

And each team of agents who arrived on the scene newly made threats, attacking some once.

that they have friends among the gold miners, they negotiate access to the mines.

What we know, the people of Gaoual are not ready for gold to be illicitly mined for money offered to the agents while we are there with nothing.

The gold is mined night and day ".

The problem, the people of Gaoual do not know the gold, even if they come to the mines, they must be helped otherwise they will not find anything.

“People are gradually returning to Gaoual.” Yesterday evening, the shooting stopped at 6 pm, but people are holed up in their homes.

We are waiting for the gold miners here to buy, what we deplore is the violence in Gaoual.

But faced with the new situation, I intend to return there "said Bobo Sow.

Since last night, the defense and security forces have been patrolling the city, while the citizens are holed up in their homes." The quality of the gold which is there is different from other parts of the country..

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