PRETORIA, August 17. /TASS/. The rebels in Niger have sent troops to the border with Benin and Nigeria, as they are facing an invasion by the forces of the Economic Community of West African States, the Maliactu news website reported, citing Niger’s National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, a body formed by the rebels.

Eyewitnesses say Niger’s troops are on the move in the town of Gaya near the border with Benin, according to the website. People welcome the soldiers. Troops are also being redeployed through the town of Konni, 400 kilometers from Niger’s capital Niamey.

The website said that the National Council is closely following news from Accra, the Ghanaian capital, where ECOWAS Chiefs of General Staff have convened to discuss the situation in Niger. In his opening remarks at the meeting, Abdel-Fatau Musah, who is the commissioner for peace and security at the group, said that ECOWAS member countries, except those that are ruled by the military and the nation of Cape Verde, are ready to send their units to be part of a rapid response force that could invade Niger.

Al Hadath reported Wednesday evening that ECOWAS had started to activate its rapid response force to restore constitutional order in Niger.

In late July, a group of military rebels in Niger announced the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum. They then established the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, headed by General Abdourahmane Tchiani, to run the country. Leaders of the ECOWAS countries slapped harsh sanctions on Niger and demanded that the mutinous soldier release Bazoum, or face the use of force.

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said upon returning from the ECOWAS summit in Abuja on August 10 that the leaders of the group’s member countries had agreed to start a military operation in Niger as soon as possible.

https://tass.com/world/1662017

delpee:
We have more than enough to deal with internally. War with Niger will be a waste of our resources. We'll surely avoid this needless war.

Coldie:
Nothing go happen, I can bet on anything that ECOWAS won't go to war with Niger republic.

Tinubu mind no reach.

The only time these people dae get power na when somebody from another tribe dae der territory way Dem fit frustrate, if Niger republic was part of Nigeria especially Eastern Nigeria, by now military would hv shot at anything at sight

Guyman01:
They are the legitimate Military of Niger and not rebels, stop the bullcrap western propaganda

Asgard73:
If tinubu no go this war .. after all noise .. then believe me .. he’s the most useless human on earth.

War he must ..

No need using ecowas and members countries as pretense ..

He show grow his shrink Yoruba balls and act like the human he envy’s to be ..

…. While he chest the outcome like a man.. not shifting responsibilities and blames .. aftermath…

Coldie:
Nothing go happen, I can bet on anything that ECOWAS won't go to war with Niger republic.

Tinubu mind no reach.

The only time these people dae get power na when somebody from another tribe dae der territory way Dem fit frustrate, if Niger republic was part of Nigeria especially Eastern Nigeria, by now military would hv shot at anything at sight

favor914:
Definitely overture poverty is affecting your reasoning, you are imagining scenarios in your misconstrued imagination?

Even Nnamdi Kanu in his bizarre incoherency wasn’t this vague minded.

Blazebond:
If ECOWAS enters Niger,the coup plotters would run out of Niger that very day,they know that they stand no chance at all because they know that some other military officers not in support of the coup might arrest them and hand them over to ECOWAS ,a thief is never comfortable with a stolen good and no matter the bravado being exhibited by the coup plotters,they know that they are thieves.
And mind you all,Mali and Burkina Faso dare not try Nigeria or ECOWAS at all, because an attempt at trying Nigeria or ECOWAS,the gaze might now really shift towards them and they really wouldn't want that at all.

Asgard73:


K

Daft..

Next!

favor914:
Like those Niger coup plotters that you support? You ipob Obidients are just full of negativity.

favor914:
Like those Niger coup plotters that you support? You ipob Obidients are just full of negativity.

You hate the country of your birth so so much, but yet hope to prosper in the same society that you despise?

Odin13:


To a Yoruba man everyone is obi supporter ..

Asgard73:


Get the fvck of my mention.. !
Yoruba man and their fear .. I look like your fears and insecurity?

Next!

favor914:
Very funny, yet na you dey siddon for house every Monday? Shameless Thing.

Asgard73:


When a Yoruba being starts calling humans “ thing”

Shameless ..

Brain is daft.. stupidity inborn ..

Blame who?

Asgard73:


When a Yoruba being starts calling humans “ thing”

Shameless ..

Brain is daft.. stupidity inborn ..

Blame who?

Blazebond:
If ECOWAS enters Niger,the coup plotters would run out of Niger that very day,they know that they stand no chance at all because they know that some other military officers not in support of the coup might arrest them and hand them over to ECOWAS ,a thief is never comfortable with a stolen good and no matter the bravado being exhibited by the coup plotters,they know that they are thieves.
And mind you all,Mali and Burkina Faso dare not try Nigeria or ECOWAS at all, because an attempt at trying Nigeria or ECOWAS,the gaze might now really shift towards them and they really wouldn't want that at all.

Asgard73:
If tinubu no go this war .. after all noise .. then believe me .. he’s the most useless human on earth.

War he must ..

No need using ecowas and members countries as pretense ..

He show grow his shrink Yoruba balls and act like the human he envy’s to be ..

…. While he chest the outcome like a man.. not shifting responsibilities and blames .. aftermath…

Factoryfitted:



Sighs... Sometimes the sheer amount of naivety you see on comments here is shocking. I mean just how clueless can one be?

So you don't know that a move like that is going to SERIOUSLY set the whole ECOWAS region - not just Niger or Nigeria - on fire?

If you don't know go and find out and stop displaying your ignorance with so much confidence for everyone to see, please.

favor914:
Factory fitted, I advice you tell your engineers ASAP to send you another brain.

The one you are using doesn’t fit the nuts correctly.

Factoryfitted:


Lolz. Coming from a Yekini Amoda supporter. how hilarious.