In an interview with VOA, Muhumed, who was not at the village at the time of the attack, said he was told there were "many deaths" among Burundian forces but could not give an exact figure.
Mu kiganiro yagiranye na VOA, Muhumed, utari mu mudugudu igihe igitero cyagabwaga, yavuze ko yabwiwe ko hari "imfu nyinshi" mu ngabo z’Uburundi ariko ko adashobora gutanga imibare nyayo.