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In Sassandra, a town located 280 km from Abidjan, six fake gendarmes, formidable robbers, are now out of harm’s way. And for good reason, Ivorian justice has just sentenced them to life in prison.

Fake cops behind bars for life

Fofana Moussa, Koné Oumar, Diallo Amidou, Robert Brawon alias Thomas, Loua Sylvain and Douagbeu Emmanuel will no longer sow terror in the village of Moussadougou, this village located in Sassandra. These dangerous robbers have already operated six times in the said locality. How did they operate? They had military and police uniforms in their possession. The bandits pretend to be lawmen and take up positions on the road. Disguised as gendarmes and soldiers, the robbers, commonly called “highway robbers”, have no difficulty stopping vehicles.

Once the cars are immobilized, the accomplices of these fake gendarmes come out of the bush and rob the passengers, as confirmed by the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP). According to our colleague, the reign of these thugs ended on Wednesday July 3, 2019. Indeed, that day, the villains, after carrying out their sixth robbery, were pinned down by elements of the Sassandra gendarmerie.

These robbers suffered the rigor of the law. During their trial, the prosecutor was merciless. In his indictment, he asked for the maximum sentence for the “road cutters”. “Forced to travel for reasons imposed on them, the users of ‘The Coastal’ turn themselves over to God, knowing well that their lives are in danger. But God will do justice,” declared the representative of the public prosecutor’s office, whose comments were echoed by the AIP.

The prosecutor was followed by the court, which sentenced the six robbers to life in prison. “It will be like this from now on. The highway robbers of ‘The Coastal’ will receive the maximum sentence. They will spend the rest of their lives in prison. Even if the prison burns, they will be transferred to another place,” promised the president of the court.