The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has asked President Bola Tinubu to reconsider the proposed military intervention in Niger, in the wake of the coup in the landlocked West African nation.
Tinubu, chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had said the bloc would do everything in its power, including deploying force, to ensure that stability returns to Niger.
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Abdourahamane Tiani, a general and former head of Niger’s presidential guard, overthrew democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum to declare himself as the new head of state.
Tiani said the decision was taken to rid Niger of “bad governance” and worsening insecurity.
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