BREAKING: Niger Junta Threatens To Attack Member Country Of ECOWAS (DETAILS)

BREAKING: Niger Junta Threatens To Attack Member Country Of ECOWAS (DETAILS)

Niger’s newly established military junta has issued a warning that it will launch an attack on a member country of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) if the regional bloc intervenes militarily in Niger.

Amadou Abdramane, spokesperson for the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, delivered this message during a declaration broadcasted on state television. The country’s ambassadors in Paris, Abuja, Lome, and Washington were recalled as part of the announcement.

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Abdramane stated that any act of aggression or attempted aggression against Niger would result in an immediate and unannounced response from the Niger Defense and Security Forces targeting one of the ECOWAS member states. However, he specified that this response would not apply to the suspended friendly countries, implicitly referring to Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

Nigeria, currently holding the ECOWAS chairmanship, has firmly pledged to respond strongly to coups. Abdramane also urged the people of Niger to be cautious of foreign countries’ military activities and agents, encouraging them to report any suspicious incidents to authorities.

Furthermore, the declaration revealed the termination of all military cooperation and protocols with France. As a result of escalating conflict fears, the US ordered the evacuation of non-emergency government personnel from its embassy in Niger, while European countries, including France, have also conducted evacuations of their nationals.

The crisis in Niger began when President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by members of the Presidential Guard on July 26, and the military later declared its takeover of power.

Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the commander of Niger’s presidential guard, proclaimed himself the head of a transitional government two days after the coup, leading to widespread concern and international response.

ECOWAS has given the junta a one-week deadline to restore normalcy in Niger and release President Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021. The bloc has threatened the use of force, and its defense chiefs convened in Nigeria to discuss potential actions in response to the crisis.