In a sustained crackdown on opposition figures, the military regime in Niger has revoked the nationality of two individuals accused of engaging in activities deemed “likely to disturb the peace.”
General Abdourahamane Tiani, president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), signed a new decree revoking the citizenship of two individuals, further extending a series of similar measures initiated since his rise to power.
According to a statement from the General Secretariat of the Government, the affected individuals are Maman Sani Ali Adam, also known as Celon Ali Adam, born in 1992 in Zinder, and Boussada Ben Ali, born in 1972 in N’Gourti. Authorities allege that these associates of former President Mohamed Bazoum engaged in “activities likely to disturb public peace and security” and in “the production and dissemination of information capable of disrupting public order.”
This latest move is part of a broader policy of sanctions targeting opponents of the regime. In November last year, seven individuals, including two prominent former ministers from the ousted government—Hassoumi Massoudou (Foreign Affairs) and Alkache Alhada (Commerce)—were similarly stripped of their nationality.
These individuals are also facing charges before a military court for “treason” and “plotting against state security.”
The measures are being implemented under an August 2024 ordinance establishing a registry of individuals involved in “acts of terrorism or other offenses jeopardising the nation’s strategic interests.”
Former President Bazoum has remained in detention since he was ousted in a coup in July 2023.
