Niger authorities announced that more than 50,000 people were mobilized to the people’s militia. This was reported by the pro-government portal Lesahel.
Yunuss Khim, one of the organizers of the initiative “Youth Mobilization to Support the Motherland”, said that the number of people who want to protect Niger from possible military interventions from other countries exceeded all expectations.
According to him, it was difficult to imagine that it was possible to mobilize such a large number of people, despite all the calculations of the authorities.
He added that due to the large influx of people, authorities had to temporarily suspend recruitment to the militia.
26 July Niger President Mohammed Bazum and his wife delayed its own bodyguard the country’s armed forces on the night of July 26-27 stoped The work of all government agencies in the country imposed a curfew and closed the borders. At the same time, the rebels in Niger guaranteed physical integrity of the displaced authority.
27 July UN Secretary-General António Guterres He insisted Stop the rebellion and free President Bazum. revolt too prisoner in the USA and the European Union. In Russia He insisted The parties to the conflict enter into dialogue.
On July 28, the former head of the presidential guard, General Abdurahman Tchiani announced He is the head of the National Committee for the Liberation of the Fatherland on behalf of the army that carried out the coup.
Former leader of the rebels estimated Mass blood was shed in Niger with foreign intervention.