 A group of gunmen attacked several villages in Odal and Burkina Faso late on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, according to reports. Suspected jihadist oppression in the region were thought to be behind the attack. Livestock was stolen and property were burned. According to the United Nations, more than 850 people having killed and 1.1 million people have been displaced since 2015 and all these can be traced to terrorist attacks in the country. The latest government figures show that during the first six months of the year, 237,000 people fled their homes for other parts of the country. This is a sharp increase over the 96,000 registered during the second half of 2020. Subscribe to the channel to get notified about fresh news updates.