United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his concern for the health and safety of Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazum, who was allegedly deprived of water, food and electricity. It has been reported DEA News.
“The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the deplorable living conditions of President Bazum and his family, whose detention is reported to continue… “There was a call for his release as a head of state and his reinstatement as head of state,” the statement said.
Before that, it was learned that the leader of the Niger rebels was General Abdurahman Tchiani. meets with Ali Lamin Zein, the country’s new prime minister, appointed by the National Council for the Liberation of the Fatherland (NCSR), which became the central authority after the coup.
On July 26, Niger President Mohamed Bazum and his wife were detained by their own bodyguards. On the night of July 27, the country’s Armed Forces declared a curfew and closed the borders, halting the work of all state institutions in the country. At the same time, the rebels in Niger ensured the physical integrity of the displaced government.
Previously in Niger saidwhere the rebels hold the president.