According to a source close to the presidency, the presidential guard detained Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey on Wednesday after “talks” ended in failure and the army gave the guard “an ultimatum.”
“At the end of the talks, the presidential guard refused to release the president, the army gave him an ultimatum”, declared this source on condition of anonymity, following a “movement of mood” of members of the presidential guard who blocked access to the presidency in Niamey.
The presidency of Niger reports that on Wednesday morning, “elements of the presidential guard (GP) engaged in an anti-republican mood movement and tried in vain to obtain the support of the national armed forces and the national guard,” in a message posted on Twitter using the new handle “X.”
“The army and the national guard are ready to attack the elements of the GP involved in this mood swing if they do not return to better feelings”, adds the presidency, affirming that “the President of the Republic and his family are doing well. “
Since gaining its independence in 1960, the history of Niger, a former French colony and a poor nation racked by Islamist violence, has been characterized by putschs and attempted coups.
