The streets of Gabon have witnessed jubilation and celebration as Gabonese citizens celebrate members of the security forces in the country after the military ousted President Ali Bongo, following his re-election after spending 53 years in power.
The citizens were seen in the Plein Ciel district Libreville celebrating a group of Gabonese military officers.
Recall that top Gabonese military officers appeared on television on Wednesday, August 30, to announce that they had taken power.
They appeared on state television channel Gabon 24, and said that they represented all security and defence forces in the Central African nation.
The military also scrapped the official Saturday, August 26 election results that had handed another term to ousted President Bongo.
The soldiers who said that all election results were cancelled, added that all borders were closed until further notice, and state institutions dissolved.
A military leader said that Bongo’s son and close adviser Noureddin Bongo Valentin, his chief of staff Ian Ghislain Ngoulou as well as his deputy, two other presidential advisers, and the two top officials in the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) “have been arrested.
“They are accused of treason, embezzlement, corruption, and falsifying the president’s signature, among other allegations,” he added.
Meanwhile, President Bongo, has pleaded for intervention after his ouster by the military.
Speaking in a new video, he pleaded for intervention from all over the world to help rescue him and his family members.
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