Guinea Bissau coup: Nigeria grants asylum to presidential candidate Fernando Dias

Nigeria says it is sheltering Fernando Dias in its embassy in Bissau, citing an imminent threat to his life.

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The 47-year-old, who ran as a candidate for the Party for Social Renewal, was under special protection at the Nigerian embassy, following "threats made against" him, Nigeria's foreign minister said.

Dias was the main challenger to Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who was seeking a second term as president and has left the country following the military takeover.

A delegation from the West African bloc Ecowas has been in the country, urging the military to step aside and release the results of the vote.

But the electoral commission has now said it will not be able to publish the results as armed men wearing balaclavas had destroyed paperwork and the main computer server that was storing the results from different regions.