In a latest statement by the Nigerien government, it alleged that Nigeria’s action since the change of guard in Niger was not representative of the Nigerian people but by a misguided few people in power acting the plot of some Western powers who meant no good.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu being the leader of the ECOWAS Council of Heads of States and Government was initially reported to have put the ECOWAS military unit (ECOMOG) force on red alert to invade Niger to wrestle power back from the military, an action which Burkina Faso and Mali said they would resist by standing with Niger to fight against.
