The President of Africa s pre-eminent narco-state says he was targeted by drug gangs, but his own record is patchy, The President of Guinea Bissau s claims about a failed putsch against him leave many questions unanswered. Around lunchtime on 1 February a group of armed men clad in sweatshirts shot their way into the Palácio do Governo, the home of the government. Inside, a special cabinet meeting was in session, headed by President Úmaro Sissoco Embaló and his Prime Minister Nuno Nabiam.