Coup leaders in Niger Republic on Monday arrested ministers and senior members of the party of the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.
According to Reuters, the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism said junta forces arrested the ousted government’s mines minister, the head of the ruling party, and oil minister Mahamane Mahamadou, who is also the son of former president Issoufou Mahamadou.
The party added that the interior minister, transport minister, and a deputy had already been detained.
Source: Punch
