The immediate-past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, said he is shocked at the latest coup d’état in the Niger Republic led by mutinous soldiers which outsted the incumbent President, Mohammed Bazoum.
Mr. Buhari in a statement he personally signed on Friday, said “as to be expected, I, like millions of other Nigerians, am shocked by the latest turn of events in Niger Republic.
“Concerns have been raised about the fate of democracy as a system of government in the country and in the wider sub-region, and equally so, about the safety of President Mohammed Bazoum and his family.
“I and my family are as much concerned about these as is everyone else.
“It is heartening to note that the ECOWAS, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is already dealing effectively with the matter, and our hope and prayers are that the unwanted situation will be completely reversed, and the safety and wellbeing of President Bazoum and his family ensured.”
