Guinea has taken action by dismissing over 60 soldiers and prison officers following the jailbreak involving former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara and two others.

Despite the "heavily armed commandos" breaking Capt. Camara out of his cell, he was recaptured and returned to prison shortly thereafter.

The individuals involved in this incident are currently on trial for their alleged roles in the deaths of over 150 people during a 2009 protest in the capital, Conakry. Besides Capt. Camara, two other escaped prisoners have also been located.

Capt. Camara's lawyer previously stated to the BBC that the former leader was taken against his will and expressed confidence in the Guinean judicial system, asserting that he would not attempt to escape prison.

Junta leader Col Mamady Doumbouya on Sunday said in a decree that he fired the military and prison officers for “breach of employment and misconduct”, state broadcaster RTG reports.

The dismissed military officers encompass fugitives Claude Pivi, Moussa Thiegboro Camara, and Blaise Goumou. A search operation is currently in progress to locate Mr. Pivi, a former minister of presidential security in Dadis Camara's junta, who remains at large.

Guinea is one of several former French colonies in West and Central Africa that have experienced coups in the last three years.