Niger coup d'état update.
The President of Nigeria submitted a proposal to the Nigerian senate for military intervention in Niger. He noted that the decision to deploy military force is part of the conclusions reached at a meeting held on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
“Following the unfortunate political situation in the Republic of Niger, which led to the overthrow of its president, ECOWAS under my leadership fully condemned the coup and decided to seek the return of a democratically elected government. In an effort to restore peace,
ECOWAS convened and adopted a communiqué: closure and monitoring of all land borders with Niger Republic, resumption of border exercises, suspension of electricity supply to Niger Republic, military capacity building and deployment of personnel for military intervention to compel the military junta in Niger to comply demands, if they remain disobedient," the proposal says.
The meeting in the Nigerian capital of Abuja between the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff has ended with the Commissioner, Abdel-Fatau Musah stating, “The Eeements of a possible Intervention against the military junta in Niger have been Ddveloped, including the necessary resources, but also the way and when we will deploy this force.”
He further stated that any sort of military operation will be conducted rapidly when it is ordered by the ECOWAS Head’s of State, but that they are still attempting to Nngotiate with the Niger military junta but that there doesn’t appear to be a solution in sight.