Weapons and bags of cash seized at home of ex-minister Soares Sambú
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Confidentiel Afrique
The Guinea-Bissau military command seized dozens of firearms and several bags of cash at the Bissau residence of Soares Sambú, a former economy minister and close ally of deposed president Umaro Sissoco Embaló. His guards were disarmed and taken to the Presidency for questioning, according to Confidentiel Afrique, which describes a purge of Embaló’s entourage.
The Guinea-Bissau military command seized dozens of firearms and several bags of cash at the Bissau residence of Soares Sambú, a former foreign minister and then economy minister and a close lieutenant of deposed president Umaro Sissoco Embaló. According to exclusive information obtained by Confidentiel Afrique, the operation took place after Soares Sambú refused to hand over his weapons at the formal request of the military.
Also according to Confidentiel Afrique, his security guards were disarmed, then taken to the Presidency of the Republic, where they are due to be questioned. The outlet presents the operation as a continuation of the purge of the former head of state’s political apparatus.
The search follows the intrusion of armed men at Soares Sambú’s residence in Bissau. It comes at a time when the army has blocked Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s return, announced in early October.
