LAGOS, Sept. 5 – The Nigerian government on Sunday (Sept. 5), condemned the takeover of power by force in Guinea.
“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,” Nigerian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esther Sunsawan said in a statement issued in Abuja.
Earlier, army putschists in Guinea said that they had captured the country’s President Alpha Conde and dissolved the government, according to media reports.
The Nigerian government is saddened by “the apparent coup d’etat” that took place in Guinea on Sunday, as the move was in clear violation of the protocol of the Economic Community of West African States on democracy and good governance, the statement added.
The African Union and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have both condemned the coup in Guinea and called for the release of the country’s president. (Xinhua) – bny
