Following a dramatic coup that he has seen President Mohamed Bazoum ousted, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself as the new leader of Niger Republic.
Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country’s leader.
The development, which has formed a major debacle across Africa, shatters Niger’s first peaceful and democratic transition since independence in 1960.
Local reports have it that the military junta had banned protests in the country. The BBC reported that more than four million people need humanitarian assistance.
A group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation’s national television, hours after the president was held in the presidential Palace, announced the coup.
Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by nine other officers, said defence and security forces had decided to put an “end to the regime that you know due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance.”
Abdramane said Niger’s borders had been closed and a nationwide curfew had been declared.
According to him, all institutions of the republic had been suspended.
It was also reported that the soldiers warned against any foreign intervention, adding that they would respect Bazoum’s well-being.
Remarkably, the military takeover marked the seventh coup in the West and Central Africa region since 2020.
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