Coup in Guinea: President detained, soldiers declare curfew, Nigeria kicks

President Alpha Conde of Guinea is said to be currently in detention following a military coup on Sunday in the West African country.

Guinea’s special forces claimed to have captured President Alpha Conde and “dissolved” the country’s institutions.

“We have decided after having taken the president, who is currently with us (…) to dissolve the current constitution, to dissolve the institutions; we have also decided to dissolve the government and the closure of land and air borders,” said one of the uniformed and armed coup plotters in a statement.

They announced a nationwide curfew “until further notice” as well as the replacement of governors by the military.

The junta also said in a statement read out over national television that it would convene Conde’s cabinet ministers and other top officials at 11:00 am (1100 GMT) Monday in the capital Conakry.

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Meanwhile, the Nigerian government has condemned the coup that ousted Conde, calling for the immediate and unconditional restoration of constitutional order in the country.

In a statement, the spokesperson of ministry of foreign affairs, Mrs. Esther Sunsuwa, said the coup was a violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.

“The Nigerian Government is saddened by the apparent coup d’état that has taken place in the Republic of Guinea today, in clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.

“The Government of Nigeria strongly condemns and rejects any unconstitutional change of government and therefore calls on those behind this coup to restore constitutional order without delay and protect all lives and property,” the statement read.