BREAKING: Niger Republic Cuts Off Ties With Nigeria

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the military junta in Niger Republic has cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed.

ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum to avoid possible clash with the junta.

EDITOR’S PICKS

• BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN

• BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic Over Coup

• JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu Meets With Personal Doctor Outside DSS Facility In Abuja

But President Bola Tinubu sent a high-powered delegation to the country to meet with the coup leaders, on Thursday.

The delegation led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) only met with representatives of the junta.

Subsequently, Niger severed ties with Nigeria, Togo, France, its coloniser, and the United States.

FURTHER READING  

• Details Of Atiku’s Meeting With PDP Leaders Revealed

• Politicians Are Using Ethnicity To Divide Nigerians – Peter Obi Speaks Out

• Again, U.S. Secretary Of State, Blinken Calls Tinubu Over Niger’s Political Saga

“The functions of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of the Republic of Niger” to France, Nigeria, Togo and the United States are terminated,” Radio France International quoted one of the putschists to have said on national television.

Details later…

Click to watch our video of the week

---

Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:

Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.

Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.

Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611