The ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum has
called for an end of the coup that removed him from office.
Describing himself as a hostage, Bazoum said he is part of
the hundred Nigeriens illegally imprisoned by the junta.
In a column in The Washington Post, Bazoum lamented that the
Sahel region may fall to Russia.
He called on “the US government and the entire international
community to help restore the country’s constitutional order.
Bazoum’s government was ousted by his presidential guard on
July 26.
However, the former president wrote: “I write this as a
hostage.
“Niger is under attack from a military junta… and I am just
one of the hundreds of citizens who have been arbitrarily and illegally
imprisoned.”
“This coup must end, and the junta must free everyone they
have unlawfully arrested.
“In Africa’s troubled Sahel region, Niger stands as the last
bastion of respect for human rights amid the authoritarian movements that have
overtaken some of our neighbours.
“The entire Sahel region could fall to Russian influence via
the Wagner Group, whose brutal terrorism has been on full display in Ukraine.”
Bazoum noted that terrorist movements like Boko Haram “will
surely take advantage of Niger’s instability, using the country as a staging
ground to attack neighbouring countries and undermine peace, safety and freedom
around the world.
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