Soldiers Loyal to president Nkurunziza of Burundi early on Friday detained at least three leaders of a failed coup against the President an AFP reporter who was on the telephone with one of the coup leaders during his arrest has said.

The coup leaders’ spokesman, Venon Ndabaneze, was speaking to AFP confirming that the coup plotters had decided to surrender when loyalist troops arrested him, deputy coup leader Cyrille Ndayirukiye and another senior figure among the mutineers.

The AFP reporter 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.

- See more at: http://www.urnaija.com/burundi-troops-loyal-president-nkurunziza-detain-coup-leaders

Those soldiers who fought for the president deserve honour for true patriotism.

SirBrightoc:
Those soldiers who fought for the president deserve honour for true patriotism.

Totally agree with you bros, the president's unconstitutional antics aside. The coup leaders should not have taken the laws into their hands.