Soldiers for Guinea-Bissau don announce say dem don take full control of the country, close border and stop election process just three days after the general elections. Dem confirm say President Umaro Sissoco Embaló don dey under arrest.
Earlier on Wednesday, heavy gunshots bin echo around the presidential palace area as soldiers take over the major road wey lead go the building. By afternoon, General Denis N’Canha, head of the presidential military office, tell journalists say a combined military command from all branches don take over the leadership of the country until further notice. He read the statement sit down for table with armed soldiers surround am.
President Embaló, wey many believe say him go win Sunday’s election, dey held for the general-staff headquarters and, according to military sources, dem dey treat am well. One senior officer also confirm say dem arrest the chief of staff and the interior minister together with Embaló.
Before the drama start, both Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias don already claim victory, even though official provisional results suppose come out today.
Guinea-Bissau don get long history of coups and attempted coups since independence, and this new takeover na the fifth time soldiers don try seize power.
General N’Canha claim say dem uncover plan to destabilise the country involving drug barons, including attempt to bring weapons into the country to scatter constitutional order. He announce suspension of the whole electoral process, shutdown of all media programmes, closure of all borders—land, air and sea—and a mandatory curfew.
Guinea-Bissau na one of the poorest countries for the world and also known as drug trafficking hub between Latin America and Europe, largely because of political instability.
The National Electoral Commission office also face attack from unidentified gunmen on Wednesday, according to the commission spokesperson.
More than 6,780 security officers, including ECOWAS Stabilisation Force, bin dey deployed for election security. The last presidential election for 2019 even cause four-month crisis because both major candidates claim say dem win.
This year’s election exclude the major opposition party PAIGC and its candidate Domingos Simões Pereira after the Supreme Court talk say dem no submit their documents on time. Embaló dissolve parliament in 2023 and don rule by decree since then. Opposition dey accuse am of manipulation and insist say him tenure actually end on February 27, exactly five years after him inauguration.
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