Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, the Archbishop of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, has called for solidarity and prayers with victims of the country’s recent deadly terrorist attack, in years.

Armed assailants killed 160 civilians in an overnight raid on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government confirmed last week.

 It was one of the deadliest most recent terrorist attacks.

Faced with the resurgence of jihadist attacks, the country’s armed forces have launched a large-scale operation in the northern and Sahel regions.

Abdullahi Hassan reports.