Niger govt says situation ‘calm’ after soldiers’ mutiny
State broadcasting stations were knocked offline early Saturday. However, the military government later issued a statement urging calm. The post Niger govt says situation ‘calm’ after soldiers’ mutiny appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday. The attacks triggered hours of sustained gunfire and explosions and briefly knocked state television and radio off air.
According to Niger's defence ministry, as reported by SABC News, the armed forces were progressively retaking control of sites targeted in the overnight attack. However, security sources said mutineers were still present at the airport and the overall situation remained unclear.
The Niger government later said the situation was under control. State television aired a message saying mutinous soldiers from a base in Niamey had opened fire on “sensitive sites” in the city, but security forces had reacted quickly and “contained this disturbance”, as per SABC News. The incident marked a major threat to the rule of Abdourahamane Tiani, who seized power in a 2023 coup.
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