Armed men have reportedly arrested Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in what appears to be a coup attempt in the capital, Bissau.
The incident occurred just three days after the presidential elections, during which the main opposition was disqualified from participating.
Embaló, according to a report by the Africa Report, had, in a statement he provided to Jeune Afrique, described the situation as a “coup d’état” orchestrated by the country’s army chief of staff.
Embaló reported that he was taken into custody on Wednesday at approximately 1 pm while at his office in the presidential palace.
The arrests reportedly extended to the armed forces’ Chief of Staff, Gen. Biaguê Na Ntan, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Gen. Mamadou Touré; and the interior Minister, Botché Candé.
Embaló said no physical force was used against him during the detention.
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