ECOWAS military chiefs meet in Abuja as ultimatum to Niger junta closes in
Military chiefs across West Africa met Wednesday at the Nigerian Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
ECOWAS Commission chairperson, Omar Touray, disclosed this after an extraordinary session presided over by its chairman, President Bola Tinubu, in Abuja.
The meeting was to find a way forward on the coup in Niger.
Military officers in the Niger Republic deposed President Mohammed Bazoum’s democratic government.
Soldiers took over state television on the night of July 26 and declared a successful operation in the West African country. The news came hours after Mr Bazoum was detained inside the presidential palace in Niamey.
Mr Tinubu quickly dismissed the threat to democracy in Niger and dispatched a delegation to engage with all parties to restore constitutional order.
On Sunday, the ECOWAS Commission issued a one-week ultimatum for coup plotters in Niger to hand over to the democratically elected government or face military intervention.
Additionally, stringent measures, including travel bans, have been imposed on all soldiers involved in the coup. Their accounts were also frozen.
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