The Nigerian Government has condemned what it describes as an apparent coup d’état in the Republic of Guinea.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ESTHER SUNSUWA, made the position of the government known in a statement.

According to the statement, the takeover of power by the military is in clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.

The statement was issued following reports that special forces in Guinea have taken over power in what appears to be a new twist in the political unrest in the West African country.

As a result, incumbent President ALPHA CONDE who has been in office since December 2010, was said to have been arrested by the soldiers.