Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army.
A source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday that 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 added, “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.
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