Just In: Niger President, Bazoum Held Hostage By Guards In Attempted Coup

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The president of  Niger republic, Muhammed Bazoum is being held hostage by members of the Presidential Guard in an attempt to topple you his government.

According to a in source privy to the president, the army has given an “ultimatum” to the release the. president

Some aggrieved 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 revealed.

 

Bazoum was democratically elected in 2021, taking the helm of one of Africa’s poorest and most coup-prone countries

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.”

Truth Live News recalls that Bazoum was democratically elected in 2021and since been at the helm of affairs of the poor west African country.

 

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