By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
There are indications that the civilian administration of the incumbent president of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum has been toppled.
Multiple news sources from local and international media are reporting that the president’s residence in Niamey has been sealed off in the coup-prone Niger.
PROMPT NEWS understands that access to the residence and offices of Niger President Bazoum was blocked off early Wednesday by members of the elite Presidential Guard.
A source close to Bazoum said no reason was given for the turn of events and it is not unclear whether the President is in the country either. READ ALSO:
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The landlocked West African state is one of the most unstable nations in the world, experiencing four coups since independence from France in 1960 as well as numerous other attempts on power.
Access was sealed off both to Bazoum’s official home and offices in the presidential complex in Niamey, although there was no abnormal military deployment or sounds of gunfire in the area, and traffic was normal, an AFP journalist saw.
Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021, is a close ally of France.
