War Looms in Nigeria’s Backyard

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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 far-reaching decisions were taken.

In a letter read to lawmakers at the commencement of plenary session by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said: “Following the unfortunate political situation in Niger Republic culminating in the overthrow of its President, ECOWAS under my leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved to seek the return of the democratically-elected government.”

In the letter, tagged, ‘Political Situation in Niger’, it was disclosed that, “in a bid to restore peace, ECOWAS convened a meeting and came out with a communique.”
Tinubu said in his letter that the meeting was very specific on “closure and monitoring of all land borders with Niger Republic and reactivation of the border drilling exercise.”


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