Six soldiers were arrested in mid-December for an attempt on the life of Guinea-Bissau’s army chief, AFP learned Monday from a military court source. The six detained men targeted General Biague Na Ntam, several sources told AFP, without elaborating on the circumstances of the assassination attempt. “Their case has been heard and sent up to the military tribunal,” said General Daba Na Walna, head of the country’s high military court. They were arrested on December 14 and 15, but this was only made public Monday. Two majors, a captain and a lieutenant were based at barracks 150 kilometres east of the capital, Bissau, the military source and a human rights organisation confirmed.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 16:52 UTC