At least seven (7) Ghanaians were reportedly killed in a terrorist attack on tomato traders in Titao, Burkina Faso, on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
According to reports on social media, all the victims were Ghanaian male tomato buyers and the drivers of the trucks, which were being used to transport the tomatoes.
One social media user, Alhaji Gbangbanku, a journalist who reported the attack on Saturday before the statement issued by the Ministry of the Interior confirming the incident on Sunday, February 15, 2026, said that terrorists spared the Ghanaian traders who were women.
He indicated that the Islamist military group, JNIM, which was responsible for the attack, also set several trucks used by the Ghanaian traders ablaze.
The journalist also shared pictures of some of the traders who were killed. He also shared visuals from the scene of the incident, which showed some of the vehicles that were set ablaze completely burnt, and the charred bodies of some of the victims.
The President of the Tomato and Onion Truck Drivers Association, Eric Tuffour, in an interview with JoyNews, corroborated some of the reporting by Gbangbanku, even though he did not give a number for the people who were reportedly killed.
The president indicated that the terrorists attacked the Ghanaian trucks because they perceived them as their enemies.
He indicated that the terrorists shot all the men and left the women unharmed.
“What actually happened was that the terrorists suspected that some of their enemies had entered the country, and our vehicle was in the town at the time.
“They shot the male passengers, leaving the female passengers unharmed. All the men who were seated on top of the vehicle were shot dead,” Tuffour is quoted to have said by JoyNews.
He added that one of the drivers locked himself inside the vehicle, but the terrorists subsequently set it ablaze.
A report by AFP (Agence France-Presse), a major global news agency, also confirmed deaths during the attack.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Interior, in its statement, said that Ghana’s Embassy in Burkina Faso is coordinating with local authorities to visit the scene of the attack in order to collect details and assist in identifying any affected Ghanaians.
Ghanaian tomato traders caught in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso – Ministry of Interior
The Government of Ghana just confirmed the news. According to my information, seven (07) Ghanaians were killed. https://t.co/bWOoYBA5Zt pic.twitter.com/DHEott1qZc
— Alhaji Gbangbanku (@EliasuAlhaji) February 15, 2026
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