At least 50 women abducted in Burkina Faso are found: Media

About 50 women recently abducted in northern Burkina Faso by suspected terrorists have been found, local sources reported Friday.

"The women abducted on the night of 12-13 January 2023 in Arbinda by terrorists have been found," the National News Agency said, citing "reliable sources" without disclosing further details.

Armed terrorist groups took women and girls who were in search of wild fruit, according to Governor of the Sahel region Rodolphe Sorgho.

In the aftermath of the abduction, the prosecutor of the northern region of Djibo, Issouf Ouedraogo, reported that girls and newborn babies were among those taken.