On Télé Sahel, General Mohamed Toumba presented the major initiatives undertaken since the 2023 coup d’état, emphasizing the strengthening of troops and the establishment of civil defense, while criticizing the security policy of the France.
In an interview with Télé Sahel on Saturday January 25, 2025, General Mohamed Toumba, Nigerien Minister of Security, detailed the country’s security modernization efforts, following the July 2023 coup d’état against Mohamed Bazoum.
The Nigerien minister revealed significant announcements in terms of recruitment, noting that “en 2024, we recruited 3,595 young people for the benefit of the national guard and the national police, all ranks combined. This is unheard of here in Niger “. For 2025, the objective is to recruit more than 3,000 new agents.
Mohamed Toumba presented a “ new paradigm in internal security, built around the concept of civil defense “. Vigilance committees were created around the villages to work in collaboration with the security forces.
-Furthermore, General Toumba was critical of Paris, accusing its old methods of “security subcontracting” and asserting that “ France is in dire straits “. He underlined the desire for sovereignty of the regime in place: “It is about asserting our sovereignty and truly being able to develop with our own values”.
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