General Abdourahamane Tiani signed a new decree on Thursday provisionally stripping Mariama Djibrine, also known as Mayra, of her citizenship.
She is being prosecuted for “colluding with a foreign power” – a measure that is part of a growing
series of sanctions against opponents and critics of the regime.
Mariama Djibrine, also known as Mayra was born on May 27, 1989, in N’Guigmi.
She is being prosecuted for “disseminating information likely to disturb public order, inciting rebellion, and colluding with a foreign power.”
This decree, made public by the General Secretariat of the Government headed by Mahamane Roufai Laouali, marks a new step in a series of similar measures undertaken since the CNSP came to power in July 2023.
A cascade of denaturalisations
Last January, General Tiani had already signed a similar decree targeting two close associates of former President Mohamed Bazoum: 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, accused of “activities likely to disturb public peace and security.”
These measures themselves followed a wave in November, during which seven people were stripped of their Nigerien nationality, including two former ministers of the ousted government – Hassoumi Massoudou (Foreign Affairs) and Alkache Alhada (Trade) – both prosecuted before
a military tribunal for “treason” and “conspiracy against the security of the state.” A
ll of these sanctions are based on Ordinance No. 2024-43 of August 27, 2024, as amended by Ordinance No. 2024-46 of October 7, 2024, which established a file of individuals involved in
acts of terrorism or offenses that undermine the strategic interests of the nation.
Former President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown in the July 2023 coup, is still in detention.
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