A coup attempt was thwarted in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, according to the military leadership of the country.

It claimed that officers and others had plotted to create chaos and destabilize the country.

Nearly a year has passed since Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the interim president, seized power.

It was the nation's second coup of 2022, and it occurred as the Islamist insurgency grew.

Without providing any further information, the officials announced in a statement that was read out on television on Wednesday night that they had made some arrests and were aggressively looking for further individuals. It has since been reported by the military prosecutor that four officers have been detained.

It stated that the suspected offenders "had the sinister intention of attacking the institutions of the republic and plunging the country into chaos".

Capt. Traoré had earlier made a statement claiming he was "determined to safely lead the transition [to democracy] despite adversity and the various manoeuvres to stop our inexorable march towards assumed sovereignty". The pro-junta supporters were also complimented for "their vigilance".

Elections, according to the junta, will be held by July of the following year.

Hundreds of people marched in favor of the junta in the streets of the nation's capital, Ouagadougou, on Tuesday as a result of rumors of an impending mutiny.

The government halted the French-language news publication Jeune Afrique on the same day, claiming that it had published pieces that were critical of the military forces.

Plans to hand over power to civilians by next year have been hampered by the extensive terrorist insurgency that swept from neighboring Mali in 2015.

According to information from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), terrorist strikes have already claimed the lives of about 6,000 people this year alone.

Capt. Traoré has taken steps to sever ties to France, the previous colonial power, since assuming command.

He launched massive recruitment campaigns to bolster the security forces and ordered French forces stationed there to help suppress the Islamist insurgency to leave the area.

Three neighboring countries, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali—all of which are under attack from jihadist forces and where the military has taken control in the past year—established a defense pact earlier this month in an effort to support one another in the event of an armed uprising or foreign assault.