Abuja’s FCT The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the military junta in the Niger Republic are apparently in communication. The coup leaders signaling a conversation with the regional alliance was a first-of-its-kind move. This information was revealed in a statement issued by Sheik Bala Lau, the representative of the Nigerian Islamic scholars who had traveled to the Niger Republic at the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and posted on social media by Dada Olusegun, the president’s special assistant.
Recall that ECOWAS had put sanctions on Niger and warned that if the military junta did not undo the coup, there might be recourse to force. The coup leaders in Niamey, Niger Republic, rejected a joint delegation from ECOWAS, the UN, and the African Union (AU) last week.
