A military coup d’etat has been botched in Sierra Leone, an English-speaking country in West Africa.
The country has been going through a political crisis since the presidential and general elections in June this year.
AFP reports that gunshots and explosions rocked the city’s Wilberforce district today , November 26.
The military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown came under attack during the move by unidentified army officers to dethrone the democratic government.
The government, which has imposed an immediate national curfew, said that those attempting to break into the armoury have been repelled.
In a statement, the country’s information ministry assured the public that “the government and our state security forces are in control.
“To enable the security forces to continue the process of apprehending the suspects, a nationwide curfew is declared with immediate effect across the country,” the ministry said.
No further details were given on the alleged perpetrators of the attack, or their motives.
