Ousted Nigerien President’s wife, H.E. Mrs Hadiza Bazoum, and her son have been released from house arrest.
According to a statement by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar on Tuesday, Bazoum’s wife and the son were released after months of being held under house arrest.
The Nigerien President and members of his family were committed to house arrest by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the ruling military junta in Niger after he was overthrown July 26 last year.
Tuggar, who is also the Chairperson of the Mediation and Security Council of ECOWAS, said “it is a logical step in bringing normalcy back to the country and the region in general.”
He reiterated the call to the government led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani to hasten the release of Mohammed Bazoum from its custody and allow him to fly to a third country as a step towards further talks on lifting sanctions and to initiate the transition to constitutional rule in the interest of the people, peace and stability of Niger and the region.
