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Bazoum, deposed Niger president writes US, EU, ECOWAS, seeks help to remove junta 

by Godwin Onoh
August 4, 2023
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JUST IN: AU suspends Niger, demands Bazoum's reinstatement

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The deposed president of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, has written to the United States, the European Union and ECOWAS, asking them to do whatever they can to remove the military officers who removed him and ensure a return to democracy.

Bazoum in a letter shared via his official account on Facebook, Thursday, said he’s being held hostage by the military officers.

He warned that if the coup is allowed to stand, it would have devastating consequences in the country, the region, and the entire world.

“I am writing this as a hostage,” he said. “Niger is being attacked by a military junta that is trying to overthrow our democracy, and I am only one of the hundreds of citizens who have been arbitrarily and illegally imprisoned.

” This coup, launched against my government by a military faction on July 26, has no justification. If it succeeds, it will have devastating consequences for our country, our region and the whole world.”

Bazoum maintained that, “Our government came to power, thanks to democratic elections in 2021. Any attempt to overthrow a legitimate government must be fought, and we appreciate the firm and unequivocal condemnations of this cynical effort to undermine Niger’s remarkable progress in democracy. The United States, the African and European Unions and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have said loud and clear: this coup must stop and the junta must release all those they have illegally arrested.

“The conspirators of the coup d’État wrongly claim that they acted to protect Niger’s security. They claim that our war against jihadist terrorists has failed and that my economic and social governance, including partnerships with the United States and Europe, has harmed our country.”

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