Two military personnel from the Gambia have been detained on suspicion of conspiring to depose President Adama Barrow.
They were taken into custody over the weekend, according to a statement released on Monday by government spokesman Ebrima Sankareh.
Their detention came after an earlier group of soldiers who tried to stage the mutiny were stopped.
“Two more soldiers…were arrested over the weekend and are helping investigators unearth allegations of plans to overthrow the Government”, Sankareh noted.
The officers include a captain from the military intelligence and security unit and a second lieutenant in the Gambian infantry.
They were taken into custody on Saturday and Sunday, respectively; the hunt for additional alleged conspirators is still going on.
According to the government, there are seven military personnel in custody altogether.
Since 2017, Barrow has served as the Gambia’s president. In December 2021, he was re-elected.
Since August 2020, there have been several coups d’état in Africa. Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Sudan are the affected nations.
In Sudan, a coup was carried out in October 2021 following an unsuccessful attempt. The military restored civilian rule but continues to play a significant role in politics.
