President Muhammadu Buhari has received a comprehensive briefing on the coup attempt to oust Guinea-Bissau President Umaru Sissoco Embalo which was aborted by loyalist forces.
On the sidelines of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Nigerian President met with Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, Suzi Barbosa On Sunday who gave graphic presentation of the attempt to overthrow the constitutional order in her country.
She said “They attempted to kill President Embalo. They destroyed the presidential palace with bazookas, killed 11 young people. It took about five hours to restore order. It was a nightmare ,”
President Buhari in a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity Garba Shehu pledged to consult with other ECOWAS leaders on how full normalcy could be restored to the embattled country at the shortest possible time.
