Military officers who toppled the President of this West African nation arrested their leader today and replaced him with the junta's second-in-command, officials said. The informants, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the 22-member ruling council arrested Lieut. Col. Yayah Kanu and replaced him with Capt. Valentine Strasser.
Several Cabinet ministers and party officials who had served under President Joseph Momoh were also reported arrested, and the state radio said the junta had ordered officials of the deposed Government to surrender or face serious consequences.
Middle-ranking officers who led the coup on Wednesday said they had not been paid for three months and had nothing to eat while fighting rebels near the border.
Source: New York Times
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