evidence: On Friday evening, a video allegedly showing the erstwhile Minister of Finance of Niger, Dr Ahmat Jidoud, emerged within the Nigerian online space with claims that the new military junta had asked him to account for stolen funds of the country within 48 hours or face execution by firing squad. [...] The narrative was that the minister was crying while praising the former presidents of Niger, especially the former President of the Republic, Muhammadu Issoufou, with whom he worked for ten years as Minister of Justice. [...] The claim that the Ex-Nigerien Minister of Finance, Ahmat Jidoud, has been arrested by the Abdourahmane Tchiani-led military junta of the Republic of Niger is false. The video purportedly showing the erstwhile Finance Minister crying has been on the internet since 2021, and the man in the video is reportedly a former Minister of Justice, Marou Amadou.