IGBOS IN NIGER REPUBLIC PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY ACTION BY ECOWAS
IGBOS IN NIGER REPUBLIC PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY ACTION BY ECOWAS
***as AU, ECOWAS, UN plan further dialogue with coup leaders
Nigerians of Southeast extraction who live in the Niger Republic have protested against the proposed military action against coup leaders in Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
ECOWAS had last week given the Niger coup plotters led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, seven days to return President Mohammed Bazoom to power or face military action.
ECOWAS had also imposed sanctions on Niger, including halting all financial transactions and freezing its national assets, while the Nigerian government has cut off electricity supply to the country.
Meanwhile, a delegation consisting of the representatives of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations have travelled to Niger to meet with the coup leaders.
According to international media report, the delegation arrived in the Nigerien capital city of Niamey to hold talks with the rebels on behalf of the international community.
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