Guinea-Bissau intercepts 143 people preparing clandestine departure
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Guinea-Bissau security forces intercepted 143 people in Breny, near Bissau, including 141 Senegalese and two Gambians suspected of preparing to leave clandestinely by sea. The group included six women, one of them pregnant, and two children; the operation was officially announced on 31 October by security authorities, Seneweb reports.
Bissau-Guinean security forces intercepted 143 people preparing to leave clandestinely by sea in Breny, on the outskirts of Bissau. The group included 141 Senegalese and two Gambians, according to Seneweb, citing security sources after the operation was officially announced on Saturday 31 October 2026.
The operation was carried out jointly by the Immigration and Border Services, the National Guard and the Public Order Police. Among those detained were six women, one of them pregnant, and two children aged six and nine. The father of one of the children managed to flee during the operation, according to the same security sources.
