Three people have been confirmed dead in a second day of violent street clashes between opposition supporters and security officials that have swept the Guinean capital Conakry over delayed in legislative elections.

Opposition party blamed the death on President Alpha Conde as trying to manipulate the election process for his party to win the majority which caused the protest from opposition supporters.

President Alpha Conde took office in 2010 following Guinea’s first democratic transfer of power since 1958 but the country failed to hold legislative elections following some disagreement.

Analysts warned on Wednesday that failure by officials of the country to reach agreement for the long-delayed legislative elections is stirring up tribal violence which can result in civil war.

The opposition parties unanimously said President Alpha Conde did not consult them before announcing the election date which June 30 poll.

Government spokesman Damantang Albert Camara confirmed that 3 people were killed in Friday’s protest while dozen got injured.

“The circumstances of their death are still unclear, we understand a man in military fatigues on board a motorcycle opened fire on the crowd in Bambeto before fleeing,” Mr. Camara told reporters.

He also added that the incident will be investigated to bring that particular person who opened the fire to face the law.

The deaths on Friday statistically brought a number of 15 people being killed and over 300 wounded between February and April this year during several days of violent clashes between opposition supporters, government loyalists and security forces in the capital Conakry.

Gangs of youths burnt tires, barricaded streets and threw rocks at security officials who chased them with tear gas through various neighborhoods in the impoverished capital on Friday.

The government and its opponents have traded counter-accusations of stirring hatred and inciting people to violence leading to deaths and injuries.

The Africa regional director for Washington-based think tank, the National Democratic Institute NDI Christopher Fomunyoh told reporters in the Capital that it is becoming worrying looking at the tribal nature of the country politics.

“The risks for Guinea are enormous, the ethnic undertones to the political debate in Guinea are growing increasingly polarizing and this is dangerous”, he said.

Political analysts have cautioned the United Nations to step up measures to ensure speedy complete transitional process for the country to return to fully civilian rule so as to avoid the situation in Sierra Leon and Mali.

Guinea has a long standing history in military coup d’état ever since the country gained independence from France.

General Lansana Conte staged a coup in 1984 following the death of President Sekou Toure and ruled for 24 years.

Hours after the death of Lansana Conte, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara seized power in 2008, ushering the country into two more years of military.

But President Alpha Conde won presidential a election in 2010 but there has been a deadlock on how legislative elections will be held.

Issaka Adams / NationalTurk Africa News

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