General Godefroid Niyombare |
Burundi Army had early today detained at least three leaders
of a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, with an AFP reporter
hearing the arrest by telephone.
The coup leaders’ spokesman, Venon Ndabaneze, was speaking
to AFP confirming that the putschists had decided to surrender when loyalist
troops arrested him, deputy coup leader Cyrille Ndayirukiye and another senior
figure among the mutineers. Read more..
AFP remained on the line as the leaders were detained.
The leader of the coup attempt, former intelligence chief
General Godefroid Niyombare, also said he was surrendering.
“We have decided to surrender,” coup leader General
Godefroid Niyombare also said by telephone, adding that troops loyal to the
president were approaching him.
“I hope they won’t kill us,” he added.
It was unclear what happened to him
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