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Two bodies found in a vehicle in Petit Simbaya

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Kadiatou Keita left her home in Petit Simbaya, Guinea, at about 10pm on Saturday before being found dead in a vehicle with Mamadou Daye Diallo. Her husband, Alseny Camara, says he tried to contact her all night and then reported her missing to the police, Visionguinee reports.

The bodies of Kadiatou Keita and Mamadou Daye Diallo were found in a vehicle in Petit Simbaya on 12 October 2026, according to Visionguinee. Kadiatou Keita’s husband, Alseny Camara, said his wife had left their home on Saturday evening after receiving a phone call.

She reportedly told him she had to go to a tailor’s to settle a debt and asked him for 10,000 Guinean francs. She already had 40,000 francs, Alseny Camara told Visionguinee, which also reports that searches were launched after she went missing.

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