Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, is currently unable to leave Guinea-Bissau after soldiers seized power in a sudden military takeover on Wednesday.
As reported by Daily Post, Jonathan, who is in the country as part of an international observer mission, has been caught up in the disruption alongside several other foreign observers.
He had arrived ahead of the national elections, which have already been held, though the final outcome has yet to be released.
Sources said many diplomats and election observers who rushed to the airport after news of the coup broke were unable to fly out and have remained stranded as tension continues to build.
A day after the two major contenders, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias, both claimed victory, a faction of the armed forces announced they had taken “total control” of the country.
Addressing themselves as the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order,” the officers said they were suspending the electoral process “until further notice.”
The military leaders also shut all entry and exit points: land, air and sea and declared a nationwide overnight curfew, leaving the country in a state of uncertainty as the international community monitors the situation.