Loyalist troops in Burundi early on Friday
detained at least three leaders of a failed
coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza,
with an AFP reporter hearing the arrest by
telephone.
The coup leaders’ spokesman, Venon
Ndabaneze, was speaking to AFP
confirming that the putschists had decided
to surrender when loyalist troops arrested
him, deputy coup leader Cyrille Ndayirukiye
and another senior figure among the
mutineers.
AFP remained on the line as the leaders
were detained.
The leader of the coup attempt, former
intelligence chief General Godefroid
Niyombare, also said he was surrendering.
“We have decided to surrender,” coup
leader General Godefroid Niyombare also
said by telephone, adding that troops loyal
to the president were approaching him.
“I hope they won’t kill us,” he added.
It was unclear what happened to him.
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