Abengourou: a chicken theft attempt turns deadly, a man killed in a rubber plantation

A man named Moïse was found dead on September 22, 2026, in a rubber plantation near Abengourou, following an altercation the previous evening over a suspected chicken theft. A 45-year-old Burkinabè worker, S.G., was arrested after admitting to hitting Moïse with a club and a machete, injuring him severely. Moïse died hours later, and S.G. fled the scene before being located by police the next morning.