A video has surfaced on social media of ousted Gabon President, Ali Bongo where he was begging his international friends to make noise following Wednesday’s coup.
Bongo verified in the 51st second that he had been arrested and separated from his kid and wife, who he stated were being held somewhere else.
The putschists blamed significant institutional, political, economic, and social difficulties for the coup, which they called ‘essential’ for the West African country’s future.
Bongo said, “My name is Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon. I am sending a message to all friends that we have all over the world, to tell them to make noise, to make noise”
See the video:
NEW VIDEO: Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba appeals for international support after military coup – in English pic.twitter.com/Sj8PXkCKqa
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