- Bazoum also disclosed that he had been living without electricity for a week, a normal occurrence for all Nigeriens after Nigeria cut off electric power in response to the coup
- He said all of the perishable food he was supplied with has since gone bad, and he is now eating dry pasta and rice
Ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, has lamented the subhuman condition and demeaning treatment he is being subjected to by the junta.
Recall that on July 26, 2023, the military seized power in the West Africa country after ousting Bazoum and suspended the constitution.
CNN quoted Bazoum in a slew of text messages to a friend as saying he had been “deprived of all human contact” since Friday, with no one supplying him food or medicine.
Bazoum also disclosed that he had been living without electricity for a week, a normal occurrence for all Nigeriens after Nigeria cut off electric power in response to the coup.
He said all of the perishable food he was supplied with has since gone bad, and he is now eating dry pasta and rice.
Despite his isolation, Bazoum has been in touch with the outside world.
Though denied the chance to speak with acting US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland during her visit to Niamey, the Nigerien capital, on Monday, Bazoum spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on phone.
Within Nigeria had reported how Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, former Emir of Kano, met the coup leaders to find a lasting solution to the political impasse in the beleaguered country.
Sources told this newspaper that Sanusi went in personal capacity but briefed President Bola Tinubu ahead of the trip.
ECOWAS will hold another meeting in Abuja on Thursday over the coup.