Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has alleged that President Umaro Embaló staged the military coup in Guinea-Bissau to avoid losing a presidential election.
Mr Jonathan said the military takeover was a “ceremonial coup” and demanded that the election results be announced.
The former president led the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission to monitor Guinea-Bissau’s presidential and legislative elections held last Sunday.
He returned to Nigeria on Thursday after being evacuated from Guinea-Bissau following a military takeover.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, he said he would not categorise the incident in the country as a conventional coup, alleging that the event was staged to derail the announcement of the election results.
He stated that no military leader would allow the ousted president to communicate with the media while being held in custody.
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