evidence: A video has been circulating on Facebook and YouTube claiming that the Nigerien Finance Minister was crying over money laundering allegation. [...] The video has been shared multiple times on Facebook with the caption "Niger Republic’s alleged finance minister, Ahmat Jiroud after being told by the military government to account for the country’s stolen funds or face execution in 48 hours." [...] Based on available data, we can confirm that the claim that the Nigerien Minister of Finance, Ahmat Jidoud has been arrested is misleading. The video in circulation is that of the former Minister of Justice, Marou Amadou.