Niger President Mohamad Bazoum has been held captive in his palace by presidential guards in the capital city of Niamey, leading to a standoff between the captors and the Niger army, according to multiple reports.
“Elements of the Presidential Guard had a fit of temper… and tried unsuccessfully to gain the support of the national armed forces and the national guard,” the Nigerian presidential office said in a Twitter statement Wednesday, adding that the army had given the guards an “ultimatum” to “attack [the guards] involved in this fit of temper if they do not return to a better disposition.”
The incident prompted protests across Niger’s capital, with scores of demonstrators pouring out into the streets in support of the president. Some supporters reportedly attempted tountil the guards surrounding the residence fired warning shots that sent them scattering.
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