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Five military personnel have been officially removed from the Guinean Armed Forces for desertion, according to a decree issued by President Mamadi Doumbouya. The decree, published on Thursday, 29 October 2026 on the national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne (RTG), cites Articles 24 and 25 of the General Military Statute as the legal basis for the action. The five officers were drawn from both the army and the national gendarmerie. They are: Lieutenant‑Colonel Jean‑Daniel Lama (service number 19332G), assigned to the infantry company in Kandiafarah. Captain Sékou Ahmed Kéita (service number 20478G), serving with the infantry company in Sinko. Second Lieutenants Aboubacar Touré (service number 33083G) and Sékou Soumah (service number 39130G), both attached to the Special Forces Group. Second Lieutenant Ibrahima Diégbè Barry (service number 29331G), part of the gendarmerie region of Labé under the High Command of the National Gendarmerie, Justice Directorate. The decree formally removes the officers from the armed‑forces rolls, citing desertion as the reason. No further details regarding the circumstances of the alleged desertion have been released. Article source: Guinée 360 | Image credit: Guinée 360
Five military personnel have been officially removed from the Guinean Armed Forces for desertion, according to a decree issued by President Mamadi Doumbouya. The decree, published on Thursday, 29 October 2026 on the national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne (RTG), cites Articles 24 and 25 of the General Military Statute as the legal basis for the action. The five officers were drawn from both the army and the national gendarmerie. They are: Lieutenant‑Colonel Jean‑Daniel Lama (service number 19332G), assigned to the infantry company in Kandiafarah. Captain Sékou Ahmed Kéita (service number 20478G), serving with the infantry company in Sinko. Second Lieutenants Aboubacar Touré (service number 33083G) and Sékou Soumah (service number 39130G), both attached to the Special Forces Group. Second Lieutenant Ibrahima Diégbè Barry (service number 29331G), part of the gendarmerie region of Labé under the High Command of the National Gendarmerie, Justice Directorate. The decree formally removes the officers from the armed‑forces rolls, citing desertion as the reason. No further details regarding the circumstances of the alleged desertion have been released.
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