He was offered $5 million and permanent residence in France with his family. He said NOPE! and alerted President Traoré. The assassination was planned to take place just after prayer, which President Traoré had attended about 3 weeks ago. In his statement, Traoré’s bodyguard said, “I would have been celebrated as a hero by our oppressors for killing my brother and seen as a traitor by my people. I chose my country.”