India, March 1 -- Guinea on Friday released 16 soldiers and police officers from neighbouring Sierra Leone who were arrested earlier this week in a border dispute, Sierra Leonean authorities said.

"All security officers arrested by the Guinean authorities have been safely handed over to Sierra Leone," Sierra Leone's Ministry of Information said in a Facebook post.

The release followed a visit to Guinea's Capital, Conakry, by a delegation led by Foreign Minister Alhaji Timothy Kabba, the ministry said.

Several members of a security team, including an officer, were apprehended and transported across the border by members of Guinea's military, Sierra Leone's Government said.

The Guinean military said in a statement the same day that the ...