Faya Millimouno, leader of Guinea’s Liberal Bloc and a prominent critic of the military-led transitional government, has revealed he is receiving near-daily death threats — which he claims originate from individuals at the highest levels of the country’s defense and security services.
In a voice message sent to Guinee360, Millimouno said the threats have forced him to abandon his regular phone number to protect himself.
“If some of you have noticed that I no longer use my number, by which you know me, it is because I receive death threats almost every day,” he said.
“I was clearly warned that it was leaders at the highest level of the defense and security services who were behind it.”
Millimouno alleges the threats are part of a broader campaign aimed at silencing dissent and forcing political opponents into exile.
“I have reported them to people I confide in.
And so, if anything were to happen to me, it will be these so-called heads of the defense and security services who will respond,” he added.
“The objective today is to intimidate everyone, to push everyone to flee the country.
This is the democracy they promised.”
Despite the climate of fear, Millimouno, one of the few opposition figures still active within Guinea, remains defiant.
“I think they are very wrong.
In fact, they weren’t born when we started politics,” he declared.
“Some of them, perhaps, were still in primary school.
We’re not fighting for this country today.
If someone came because they have a weapon and think they can intimidate us, well, they’re very wrong.
These are people who will face justice and answer for their actions.”
Millimouno’s warning comes amid a rising tide of repression in Guinea’s political and civil society circles. In recent months, several figures have reported threats, disappearances, and violence.
Abdoul Sacko of the Forum of Social Forces was reportedly kidnapped and beaten.
Former Bar Association president Mohamed Traoré has also spoken out about intimidation.
Meanwhile, other high-profile individuals — including FNDC activists Foniké Mengué and Billo, journalist Habib Marouane Camara, and former Ministry of Mines official Saadou Nimaga — have reportedly gone missing, with no official explanation.
The wave of repression has raised alarm both inside and outside Guinea, as fears mount over the state of human rights and political freedom since the military seized power on September 5, 2021.
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