Vieira, from the minority Papel ethnic group, once blamed majority ethnic Balanta officers for attempting a coup against him, condemning several to death and others to long prison sentences.
Naye Kaimu Mufti wa Tanzania, Sheikh Suleiman Gorogosi, alisema jana kuwa Bakwata inalaani vikali kitendo cha kushambuliwa Mwinyi kwa vile kitendo hicho ni cha kihuni na ni kinyume cha mafundisho ya dini ya Kiislamu.