Ouagadougou: As part of the fight against terrorism, from the most anonymous of the VDP to Ladji Yoro, from the first class soldier to the senior officer who paid with their lives, deserve to be celebrated like heroes, for having allowed Burkina Faso to continue to exist, said Minister Rodrigue Bayala.The Minister in charge of Justice, Rodrigue Bayala, indicated Friday in Ouagadougou that the fighters who died in the fight against terrorism deserve the status of heroes, martyrs or invalids of the nation.'Many people who lost their lives in the fight against terrorism deserve to be recognized by the Nation,' declared the Minister of Justice Rodrigue Bayala on Friday, during the second ordinary session of the orientation council. strategy of the national commission for analysis and monitoring of the files of heroes, martyrs and invalids of the nation.According to Minister Bayala, all those who, at the cost of their lives, contributed to the reconquest of the territory and the sovereignty of Burkina Faso w ill be celebrated as heroes.'From the most anonymous volunteers for the defense of the homeland to the best known like Ladji Yoro, from the first class soldier to the senior officer, who fell to defend the homeland, they deserve worthy recognition,' argued Rodrigue Bayala.Apart from the fighting forces, added the minister, the Burkinabè nation must recognize the status of heroes or martyrs of many personalities who made the supreme sacrifice to allow the country to continue to exist.In addition to President Thomas Sankara, recognized in 2023 as a hero of the nation, this status should also be recognized to other historical figures from the country's distant and recent past, he hoped.'From Naaba Saaga II to Ouezin Coulibaly, including the journalist Norbert Zongo, all these emblematic figures of our country, after in-depth work by the commission, will be elevated to the rank of martyrs, heroes and invalids of the Nation,' said The Minister.According to him, to benefit from the title of hero, martyr o r invalid of the nation, the file of the person concerned is subject to the appreciation and examination of a national commission and then to the approval of the strategic orientation council.This commission, according to the minister, is responsible for instigating any action contributing to the protection and care of the heroes, martyrs and disabled people of the nation.The Minister of Justice also informed that for the year 2024, the commission, through its strategic orientation council, will have to rule on the candidacy of numerous people as heroes, martyrs and invalids of the nation.Source: Burkina Information Agency