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The Nigerian Ministers of Petroleum, Mines and Transport, as well as the leader of the ousted president’s party, Mohamed Bazoumwere arrested between yesterday and today, police sources informed EFE.
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Is about Sani Issoufou MahamadouMinister of Petroleum and son of the former president Mahamadou Issoufou (2011-2021); Ousseini Hadizatou YacoubMinister of Mines; soul oumaruMinister of Transport, and Foumakoye GadoChairman of the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNSD).
According to the same sources, several more people from the PNSDparty in power in Niger until the blow of military status a few days ago, they were also arrested for posting messages on social networks calling for resistance.
The nigerian coup junta in the last few hours asked citizens not to use social networks to “transmit information and political messages likely to disturb public order”under threat of arrest.
In a statement, the board, organized in the self-styled National Committee for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) and led by General Abdourahamane Tianiindicates that any person who contravenes this “will be detained by the security forces and brought to justice.”
In several messages published yesterday, Sunday, on networks, the former president issoufou He stated that he was negotiating to obtain the release of President Bazoum, held since last day 26 by the coup junta in the Presidential Palace of Niameyand “restore him to his functions”.
“Since July 26 (the day of the coup), our country has entered a difficult phase in its history”, he affirmed issoufoupredecessor of bazoum and a member of the same party.
The coup junta in power announced the dismissal of the president, the suspension of the Constitution and the dissolution of the bodies derived from it, the closure of the borders and a night curfew until further notice.
Likewise, it arrogated the power to exercise “the set of legislative and executive powers” in “waiting for the return to the normal constitutional order”.
Source: Elcomercio
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