In a press release dated February 6, 2026, the Prosecutor of Faso at the Tribunal de Grande Instance Ouaga II comes back at length and in large part on a fraud case involving a Burkinabe national residing in the United States. It is Abdoul-Aziz Amaran Wereme.

The facts are about 75,000 US dollars, or around 40 million CFA francs, for breach of trust. Abdoul-Aziz Amaran Wereme was therefore summoned on February 6, 2026 for this new complaint, then questioned before being placed under a warrant of arrest, in accordance with the procedure in flagrant delicto.

In fact, long before this new complaint, everything began in January 2025 when two plaintiffs sought to acquire two Toyota Grand Highlander vehicles, version 2025. Put in contact with Abdoul-Aziz Amaran Wereme, based in the United States, they made several payments for a total of 112,383,900 CFA francs.

According to the press release from the prosecutor of Faso, despite insurance for the delivery of vehicles before December 9, 2025, the complainants never received the vehicles or any proof of their acquisition. Faced with In this situation, the National Central Bureau of Interpol was contacted for investigate and find the offender.

This is after a research notice broadcast on social networks, which Abdoul-Aziz Amaran Wereme introduced himself on 15 December 2025 to the authorities, accompanied by his advice. When questioned, he admitted having received the sum of 112,383,900 CFA francs, but explained that he used 69,600 000 CFA francs to settle a conviction for unpaid rents in the State of New Jersey in the United States.

During a search in At his home, the police seized three vehicles (two Audi Q7s and one Mercedes) CLS 550), two iPhone 17 Pro Max phones, as well as cash in dollars and CFA francs