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President Bola Tinubu has described as unacceptable the attempted coup in Niger Republic on monday morning by yet to be identified military men . presidential guards, yesterday, held prersident mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in capital Namely , but the presidency said the guards had started an ''anti-republic'' movement  ''in vain '' and that Bazoum was well. In a statement, the Benin presidency said the national army was ready to attack them if they did not come to their senses.The statement followed reports that presidential guards had cut access to the presidential palace and blocked Bazoums' inside raising concern West Africas'' sixth coup since 2020 could be under way. Reacting, Tinubu said in a statement thatthe leadership of ECOWAS would  not tolerate any situation that incapcities te democratically-elected government. The countrys' last occurted in feburary 2010, overthrowing then president Mamodou Tandja, However, there was an attemted putsch on March 31, 2021 just two days before Bazoums' inauguration, according  to security source at the time several people were arrested, including the suspected ringleader, an Airforce captain named sani Gourouza. He was arrested in neighbouring Benin and handed over to the Niger autorities.