Criticisms have trailed Senegal’s removal of Aboubakar Diakite, wanted over a 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea.

According to Ceoafrica, Diakite’s lawyer, Baba Diop said it amounted to a "kidnapping" and said he had not been notified in advance.

He added that “I can't say this is an extradition. For me, it is a kidnapping, a deportation. I am a little bit frustrated with the behaviour of the Senegalese authorities. What is even more frustrating in this case is that the president issued the extradition order on the 10 February.

“The decree hasn't been notified to Mr Diakite or his lawyer. It is by sheer chance, 72 hours ago, that we found out that the decree was issued on 10 February".

However the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), an NGO, welcomed the move, describing it as "powerful signal in favour of the fight against impunity in West Africa".

The organisation representing victims of the massacre said it hoped Mr Diakite, also known as Toumba, would go on trial before the next anniversary of the killings in September.