NIGER’S ousted President Mohamed Bazoum may face the death penalty, according to his lawyer, as the country marks a year since the coup that removed him from power, according to a BBC report. Last month, Niger’s top court stripped Bazoum of his immunity from prosecution, paving the way for him to be …
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Niger Ousted President, Bazoum Loses Immunity
A democratically elected president who was kicked out of power by the military a year ago should now lose his immunity from prosecution, Niger’s top court has ruled. That decision by the newly created body clears the way for Mohamed Bazoum, 64, to be tried by a military court. He …
Read More »Nigeria Asking For Deposed Niger President’s Release — Minister
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has stated that Nigeria will continue to engage with the government of the Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum. Trojan News Media that former Nigeria’s Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), said in August …
Read More »Niger: Mohamed Bazoum To File Legal Case Against Military Junta
NIGER Republic’s ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum, is set to file a legal case against the military junta in the West African country. The lawyers for Bazoum, who was overthrown on July 26 and has since been detained, said in a statement on Monday that they were appealing to the United …
Read More »ECOWAS Delegation Meets Ousted Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum
ECOWAS delegation meets ousted Bazoum FORMER Nigeria’s Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, led the Economic Community of West African States delegation on Saturday and met with Nigerien President, Mohamed Bazoum who has been held in his residence since he was ousted by the military on July 26. This is according …
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