By AFP 26 July 2023 | 12:49 pm Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday. (FILES) Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum presents his national statement as part of the World Leaders’ Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on November 1, 2021. – Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on July 23, 2023.Disgruntled members of the guard sealed off access to the president’s residence and offices, and after talks broke down “refused to release the president,” the source said, adding: “The army has given them an ultimatum.” (Photo by YVES HERMAN / POOL / AFP) Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday. Disgruntled members of the guard sealed off access to the president’s residence and offices, and after talks broke down “refused to release the president,” the source said, adding: “The army has given them an ultimatum.” In a message on Twitter, which is being rebranded as X, the president’s office said “elements of the Presidential Guard (PG) had a fit of temper… (and) tried unsuccessfully to gain the support of the national armed forces and the national guard.” “The army and national guard are ready to attack the elements of the PG who are involved in this fit of temper if they do not return to a better disposition,” the presidency said. “The president and his family are well,” it added. Bazoum was democratically elected in 2021, taking the helm of one of Africa’s poorest and most coup-prone countries. Latest 16 mins ago The Senate has called on the Federal Government (FG) to extradite the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa from Finland. The red chamber also condemned the Monday sit-at-home being observed across all the states in the South-Eastern region of Nigeria. The Senators reached the resolution during a plenary session at… 26 mins ago European Union member states agreed Wednesday to toughen sanctions on Belarus for helping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and for Minsk’s crackdown on the opposition, officials said. 1 hour ago President Bola Tinubu, the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has condemned the unfolding developments in Niger Republic and vowed not to tolerate any actions against the country’s democratically-elected government. Niger Republic President, Mohamed Bazoum, is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by… 1 hour ago A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit 83 kilometres (51 miles) east off the coast of Vanuatu on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. 1 hour ago The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called for suggestions on ways in which the conduct of future elections in Nigeria can improve. Yakubu made the call on Wednesday in continuation of the quarterly Consultative meeting with the media and INEC members to review the 2023 general elections at…
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