Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger, Hassumi Massoudu, in an interview with a Spanish newspaper pais He admitted that he went underground to Nigeria on the day of the coup.
“When I saw that he (the leader of the rebels, Gazeta.ru) was determined to stay, I had to go underground. I realized that urgent action must be taken from the outside. I went to Nigeria on 3-4 August for the ECOWAS summit where the sanctions regime was approved. I’ve been in Nigeria ever since,” he said.
Massoudu believes the overthrow of President Bazum was due to the “personal interests” of the head of the presidential guard, General Abdurrahman Tchiani, who is now chairman of the ruling National Council for the Defense of the Fatherland (CNSP). Niger.
According to the former minister, Tchiani rebelled because he thought they would sack him, moreover, he “lived badly” and there was the money issue.
“But we couldn’t see the real reasons. We were surprised by that,” added the former Foreign Minister.
Hassumi Massoudu also said that ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazum was with his wife and son. i got an infection malaria while in detention in their own home.
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