Last August, the new Nigerien authorities, after the coup d’état of July 26, 2023, announced the creation of a file of people at risk. Today, nine of them are temporarily deprived of their nationality.
The government of Niger took an important political decision this Thursday, October 10, 2024, by announcing the temporary forfeiture of nationality for nine personalities. This measure was communicated by the General Secretariat of the Government and made official by a decree signed by General Abdourahamane Tiani, president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland and head of state.
The press release, received by the APA, specifies that this decision is based on “Ordinance No. 2024-43 of August 27, 2024”, which establishes a file for individuals or groups involved in terrorist acts or other offenses endangering the strategic and fundamental interests of the nation, or likely to seriously disturb public order. This order has recently been amended.
The nine personalities concerned are: Rhissa Ag Boulla, Pagoui Hamidine Abdou, Amadou N’Gade Hamid, Abdoul Kader Mohamed, Abou Mahamadou Tarka, Daouda Djibo Takoubakoye, Karingama Wali Ibrahim, Harouna Gazobi Souleymane, and Moussa Moumouni. They come from different regions such as Iférouane, Ingall, Niamey, and Agadez, among others.
They are accused of several serious offenses, including “intelligence with a foreign power to engage in hostilities against the state”, “conspiracy against state authority and treason”, as well as “participation in a enterprise of demoralization of the army, aimed at harming national defense. The government also accuses them of “dissemination of data or comments disturbing public order” and activities disrupting peace and security.
This decision comes in a tense political context in Niger, marked by significant upheaval following the military coup of 2023. The country faces serious security challenges and tensions with certain neighbors and Western countries.
