War Looms in Nigeria’s Backyard
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, informed the Senate that following the coup in Niger that sacked the democratically elected administration of Mohamed Bazoum, Nigeria was considering a military intervention to restore order, among a host of other sanctions. This was as the Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS region have, after a two-day marathon meeting on the political crisis rocking Niger Republic, unanimously vowed to ensure that Niger Republic and other countries in the region thread the path of democracy, peace and stability. Meanwhile, the Federal Government yesterday shut down the Nigeria-Niger borders against the movement of goods and people into the country. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) also disclosed yesterday that its personnel have commenced strict compliance of the closure of the Nigeria-Niger Republic border in Katsina State. President Tinubu said the sanctions were part of the resolutions of an emergency ECOWAS meeting in Abuja last Sunday, during which f...