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Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by omohayek: 6:30pm On Jul 30, 2023

43Ronin:
There nothing illegal about it.

There's nothing illegal about soldiers betraying their oath to respect their country's constitution, and overthrowing the nation's elected leaders at gunpoint? If that isn't "illegal" in your book, I doubt anything is ...

African politicians need the army to check them since they(politicians) are all corrupt.

And who keeps the army in check if it too turns out to be corrupt? I repeat, Mobutu, Bokassa, Idi Amin, Babangida, Abacha and Museveni were all military men, and all turned out to be far worse than the civilians they overthrew in the name of "fighting corruption". Keep on pretending that wearing khaki automatically confers good moral character.

If Nigeria politicians were afraid of the army our country and economy would be way better.

Yes, because Nigeria was a paradise during the years of Decree No. 4, the killing of Dele Giwa and Abacha's reign of terror, right?

Nigeria and Ecowas should not interfer with another country's sovereignty. period.

Based on what legal principle? If soldiers can suddenly decide to break their own nation's laws to install themselves in power, what legal right do they have to insist outsiders can't do the same to them?

Again and again I see the same thing from all of you defending this act of insubordination and seditious treason: you have zero understanding of the idea of universal moral principles (i.e. principles that you continue to respect even when they don't work in your personal favor), zero knowledge of even the recent history of your own country, and zero appreciation of the fact that wearing a military uniform doesn't confer good character any more than claiming to be a "prophet" stops you from cheating your followers and sleeping with their wives. You all want to have good governance delivered on a platter to you without having to do the work of keeping your elected leaders accountable through your own civic activity, so you are eager to swallow any old nonsense any bunch of power-hungry soldiers offers you about "fighting corruption", even though the track record of soldiers in Africa has been far worse than that of even the greediest civilians.

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Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Aboguede(m): 6:32pm On Jul 30, 2023

ogaemma:
We joke too much in Africa.

ECOWAS don't have what it takes to give a no flight zone ban.

Meaning what?

Nigeria is always the leader of ecowas and the Nigerian army is larger and superior than the entire military of the rest ecowas member states put together cool

So if 3cowas place a no flight zoom on any member state with Nigeria at the forefront, it is mission accomplished!

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Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by SIONKPO1(m): 6:41pm On Jul 30, 2023

Curse777:

Niger will see shege...

Tinubu would use Economic warfare to force them to surrender

Niger is Landlocked... No seaport
A no fly zone means nothing goes in or out

Let's give them a week when hunger bites hard, and they run out of basic supplies especially petroleum products.. they would run to Abuja to discuss as they always do

.

They can get stuffs through same smuggling via Nigeria

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Kukutente23: 6:41pm On Jul 30, 2023

omohayek:
Wow, it's breathtaking to see such astonishing ignorance on display. How much do you think it costs to transport a ton of cargo by sea compared to going overland, especially where there are no reliable rail links, and where's there's also a pesky little obstacle called the Sahara Desert to worry about?

I won't even get started on how you have been so busy agitating for your kinsman's "mandate" to rule a Nigeria you so clearly hate ...

Really? A military junta will fold up because of cost of transportation.
Yet I'm the ignorant one.
Go and study how Mali played out before you start throwing up conjectures

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Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Amm14: 6:43pm On Jul 30, 2023*

Of course I will. It seems you don't understand anything here.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by triple996(m): 6:49pm On Jul 30, 2023

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Rule 2

The thing pain you ba grin

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Amm14: 6:55pm On Jul 30, 2023*

A no-fly zone, also known as a no-flight zone (NFZ), or air exclusion zone (AEZ),[1] is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly. Such zones are usually set up in an enemy power's territory during a conflict, similar in concept to an aerial demilitarized zone, and usually intend to prohibit the enemy's military aircraft from operating in the region. Military action is employed by the enforcing state and, depending on the terms of the NFZ, may include preemptive attacks to prevent potential violations, reactive force targeted at violating aircraft, or surveillance with no use of force. Air exclusion zones and anti-aircraft defences are sometimes set up in a civilian context, for example to protect sensitive locations, or events such as the 2012 London Olympic Games, against terrorist air attack.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by thisisit: 6:55pm On Jul 30, 2023

WHILE NIGERIA AND ECOWAS IS MEDDLING IN INTERNAL DOMESTIC ISSUES OF NIGER REPUBLIC, .. ANOTHER COUP IS COOKING IN NIGERI....

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Judolisco(m): 6:58pm On Jul 30, 2023

Curse777:

Niger will see shege...

Tinubu would use Economic warfare to force them to surrender

Niger is Landlocked... No seaport
A no fly zone means nothing goes in or out

Let's give them a week when hunger bites hard, and they run out of basic supplies especially petroleum products.. they would run to Abuja to discuss as they always do

.

lol... Ecowas no get d tools 4 no fly zone... Trust me... Na only small countries like Gambia they fit threaten

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by favor914: 6:58pm On Jul 30, 2023

kettykin:
Niger republic should call Nigeria bluff , Nigeria is presently in worse state with uncontrollably inflation. They should use other flight routes and also impose a no fly zone over its territory by Nigeria.

There is nothing the Nigeria military can go in a battle field besides starvation, blockade and sabotage of farm land . Rally other francophone countries to your side

This is how you know bitter clueless people that hate their existence, it was ECOWAS that initiated a no fly zone, not Nigeria.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Amm14: 7:00pm On Jul 30, 2023*

No-fly zones are a modern phenomenon established in the 1990s. They can be distinguished from traditional air power missions by their coercive appropriation of another nation's airspace only, to achieve aims on the ground within the target nation. While the Royal Air Force (RAF) conducted prototypical air control operations over various contentious colonies between the two World Wars, no-fly zones did not assume their modern form until the end of the Gulf War in 1991.

During the Cold War, the risk of local conflict escalating into nuclear showdown made military intervention as a tool of United States statecraft unappealing. Furthermore, air power was a relatively blunt instrument until the operational maturation of stealth and precision-strike technologies. Before the Gulf War of 1991, it had not been possible to perform nuanced attacks against transitory, difficult-to-reach targets, and air power thus lacked the ability to produce decisive political effects short of total war. However, the demise of the Soviet Union and technological advances in aerospace capabilities made no-fly zones viable in both political and military contexts.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Curse777: 7:01pm On Jul 30, 2023

Judolisco:
lol... Ecowas no get d tools 4 no fly zone... Trust me... Na only small countries like Gambia they fit threaten

We have radar system, we have surface to air missiles

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Fstar1: 7:02pm On Jul 30, 2023*

Interesting.... cheesy

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Mrtaye: 7:04pm On Jul 30, 2023

Godwin4444:
it’s obvious u don’t even know d meaning of what u are saying

Many of u headless mobs are only good for comic relief cos u are aggressively ignorant

No wonder u always start a fight u know for sure u can’t win n after u got defeated u start claiming victim

What about Mali ,Burkina Fasso and Guinea that was taken over by coupists is ecowas not gonna intervene

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by favor914: 7:04pm On Jul 30, 2023

Judolisco:
lol... Ecowas no get d tools 4 no fly zone... Trust me... Na only small countries like Gambia they fit threaten

Ok Niger is a big country to you Obidient? Anywhere negativity is, is where you will be found.

Which is the main reason, that you are unable to prosper your life.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Judolisco(m): 7:05pm On Jul 30, 2023

Curse777:
We have radar system, we have surface to air missiles

yes we have radar system... Surface to air missile from Nigeria to Niger? U dey wine?

Even d radar system sef... America flew into Nigeria conducted a rescue mission during trump era... Iswr na after dey rescue d man Nigeria knw... Ino dey doubt say we be super power 4 Africa oh... But u dey drag am 2 much

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Amm14: 7:06pm On Jul 30, 2023*

For example, As part of the 2011 military intervention in Libya, the United Nations Security Council approved a no-fly zone on 17 March 2011. The resolution includes provisions for further actions to prevent attacks on civilian targets. On 24 March, NATO agreed to take control of the no-fly zone. Shortly thereafter, several NATO members proceeded to mount an aerial offensive campaign, in which numerous Libyan government positions would be intentionally bombed. Some NATO members did not contribute or did little to participate in the air campaign, leading to public criticism from US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The NATO no fly zone was terminated on 27 October after a unanimous vote by the UNSC, despite requests made by the Libyan National Transitional Council for its mission to be extended to the end of the year.

Libya, 2018 and 2019
A no-fly zone was declared by the Libyan National Army (LNA) over the country's south during the LNA's offensive in the region in 2018. It was later re-implemented for 10 days in 2019 as the LNA established control over oil fields in the region.[32] The LNA declared another no-fly zone across the country's west during the 2019 Western Libya offensive.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by favor914: 7:06pm On Jul 30, 2023

Mrtaye:
What about Mali ,Burkina Fasso and Guinea that was taken over by coupists is ecowas not gonna intervene

Give them an inch they take a yard, give them a yard they take a mile, this will be the last attempted coup in West Africa, a new Chairman is on board.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Judolisco(m): 7:11pm On Jul 30, 2023

favor914:
Ok Niger is a big country to you Obidient?

Me ino be obidient... I jst dey tell u fact... When yahaya jammeh the former president of gambia said he was not going to leave power after he was defeated... Ecowas sent troops... Dem neva land when jammeh tear race... But a no fly zone? Who is going to enforce it?

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Pilokwe(m): 7:13pm On Jul 30, 2023

triple996:
FG should also put no flight zone in the east. Make cannibals no finish people

Sometimes I wonder how people like you think, u a tribe maggot ,hate has finished you . People from the east are successful look around nigeria any place you didn’t see an Igbo run 🏃‍♀️ sir

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Deemas(m): 7:14pm On Jul 30, 2023

Godwin4444:
I believe the headless mobs hailing them n wishing d same on Nigeria can see as d film dey play now

Many of them don’t even know d implications of what they wish on Nigeria

They believe if Nigeria is in chaos they will still b flexing around n having their freedom

Is Nigeria not in chaos already?

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by seguno2: 7:14pm On Jul 30, 2023

triple996:
FG should also put no flight zone in the east. Make cannibals no finish people

You dey mind us, with our misplaced priorities.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by seguno2: 7:16pm On Jul 30, 2023

adebayo987:
Niger Republic heavily depend on Nigeria for electricity, petroleum, and foods. Suffering is about to kill them if they don't bow to pressure. The problem with these Niger Republic coup guys is that they didn't consult the Oracle before taking over the government. In fact, Niger Republic will suffocate without Nigeria in a week.

Dey play.

Is this the first time that they will do a coup there, like Buhari did in 1983 huh

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by seguno2: 7:17pm On Jul 30, 2023

TheGiftedOne:
For more jokes type 'ECOWAS to 3011'

Please what is the significance of 3011 in this? For example, why not use 419 or 666 huh

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by MXrep: 7:19pm On Jul 30, 2023

Ogene001:
Morroco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, etc. Infact, there is strong ties between Niger and Algeria. My lecturer in UNN is from Niger and schooled in Algeria under special scholarship

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Amm14: 7:24pm On Jul 30, 2023*

In response to the military junta’s takeover in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the ruling authorities an ultimatum to relinquish power within one week.

ECOWAS leaders convened in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday, imposing immediate financial sanctions and demanding the “immediate release and reinstatement” of the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held by the military since the coup on Wednesday.
In response to the military junta’s takeover in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the ruling authorities an ultimatum to relinquish power within one week.

ECOWAS leaders convened in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday, imposing immediate financial sanctions and demanding the “immediate release and reinstatement” of the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held by the military since the coup on Wednesday.

Furthermore, ECOWAS imposed stiff restrictions, directing the following measures to take immediate effect on Niger Republic:

1. Closure of Land and air borders between ECOWAS and Niger.

2. Institution of ECOWAS no flight zone to all commercial flights to and fro Niger.

3. Suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS member states and Niger.

4. Freeze all service transactions including energy transactions.

5. Freeze assets of Niger Republic in all ECOWAS Central banks.

6. Freeze all Niger State and the state enterprises and parastatals in commercial banks.

7. Suspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions with all financial institutions.

8. Impose travel bans on the military officials and their families involved in the coup attempt including anyone who accepts to take a position in the military government.

The regional bloc made it clear that if the demands are not met within the specified timeframe, they will take all necessary measures to restore constitutional order in Niger, which may include the use of force. In preparation for potential action, the chiefs of defence staff of ECOWAS are scheduled to hold an urgent meeting.

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Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Badonasty(m): 7:28pm On Jul 30, 2023

Lol…that’s why it’s not wise to keep an employee in a position for too long…the coup leader had been the commander of the presidential guard since 2011…o wrong nau

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by joyandfaith: 7:35pm On Jul 30, 2023

Pakute:
Putin that barely escaped a coup just recently would be supporting a coup in Africa?.. illiterate ipob.

You are actually a pakute. You can be useful for hunter in igbo olodumare. You are so useless for humanity.

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Alexiiydon: 7:39pm On Jul 30, 2023

Curse777:

Niger will see shege...

Tinubu would use Economic warfare to force them to surrender

Niger is Landlocked... No seaport
A no fly zone means nothing goes in or out

Let's give them a week when hunger bites hard, and they run out of basic supplies especially petroleum products.. they would run to Abuja to discuss as they always do

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nigeria has a lot to face right now and other African countries so stop being foolish all they will do is sanction and military retain the seat

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Curse777: 7:42pm On Jul 30, 2023

Re: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic by Alexiiydon: 7:49pm On Jul 30, 2023

Curse777:
na my papa foolish he’s so daft and lack respect he no come wise to train me his useless pikin

good for you

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