A high-powered delegation of Military Chiefs from several West African countries has arrived at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja for a meeting to discuss the ongoing activities of military juntas in the Republic of Niger.
The military chiefs who are currently on the ground include Togo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, Cote’Divoire, Cabo Verde and Republic of Benin, the seats allocated to Mali, Guinea Bissau, Niger and Burkina Faso military chiefs are currently vacant. According to the information gathered.
The meeting is being chaired by the chairman of ECOWAS military chief, Gen. Christopher Musa.
GOVIMA earlier reported that Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had on Sunday given Niger coupists one-week ultimatum to restore democratic order in the country or risk military action.
Nigerien President Mohammed Bazoum was held in his palace last Wednesday by the nation’s Presidential Guard.
On Friday, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Head of the presidential guard, was announced as the country’s new leader.
Tchiani, who has headed the Presidential Guard since 2011, said the coup was the military’s response to “the degradation of the security situation” linked to jihadist bloodshed.
Following ECOWAS’ warning to use force after the seven-day ultimatum, the Niger military responded with a cautionary statement regarding the potential consequences of foreign military intervention. They emphasized that certain dignitaries were considering a confrontational approach, which could result in nothing but the massacre of the Nigerien population and chaos.
