President Muhammadu Buhari has received a full briefing on the failed coup attempt to depose Guinea-Bissau President Umaru Sissoco Embalo which was foiled by loyalist forces.
The President met with Suzi Barbosa, Guinea-Bissau’s Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she gave a graphic presentation of her country’s attempt to overthrow the constitutional order.
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“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 ,” she stated.
President Buhari pledged to consult with other ECOWAS leaders on how full normalcy could be restored to the embattled country at the shortest possible time.
