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🇳🇪 Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press.

Representatives of the junta told U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week, a Western military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

A U.S. official confirmed that , also speaking on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Bazoum, who was deposed on July 26, says he is being held hostage at his residence.

The regional ECOWAS bloc said Thursday it had directed the deployment of a “standby force” to restore democracy in Niger after the coup. However, ECOWAS officials gave few details and failed to spell out the make-up, location and proposed date of deployment for any military intervention force.

West African heads of state met in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to discuss next steps after Niger military junta defied their deadline of Sunday to reinstate Bazoum but analysts say the bloc may be running out of options as fades for a military intervention.

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Haaaaaaa

This is becoming serious oo

Una wan go scatter Buhari hide out

Of course. Coupists are usually murderers lol.

They want to kill an innocent man and his family.
African Union ultimatum is also due this week.

God bless ECOWAS and African Union.

Coward brainless thugs in uniform.
Kill him and throw the country into civil war.

The Tueregs are already saying they will ECOWAS. The coupist will be out numbered.

Nigeriens are not smiling right now

ivolt:
Coward brainless thugs in uniform.
Kill him and throw the country into civil war.

Democracy in Africa is already civil war...stop threatening them with civil war.

ivolt:
Coward brainless thugs in uniform.
Kill him and throw the country into civil war.

Which country Unified one Wake up!!! They are all in on this!

Wisereborn:
Nigeriens are not smiling right now

It's a sad situation they have found themselves in because of some over ambitious soldiers.

FreeStuffsNG:
They are very desperate and jittery now. It's a bluff. They should just go away quietly instead of getting into bigger problems. Ecowas by now should have blacklisted and sanctioned the young man puppet they purportedly announced as PM . Check my signature for free stuffs!

If the young man refuses, the coupist can kill him to save face.

And ECOWAS has ordered the t troops to be prepped and put on standy for possible deployment.. .

How is anyone else not seeing the oddity in Buhari's near-deafening silence on this issue? Outside the one statement he made through Garba Shehu commending Tinubu for his "believed" prompt intervention in the matter, the man has been utterly quiet. I mean, for a former President who was literally helping to fund Niger's annual budgets and budgetting billions of dollars for infrastructure in Niger republic, isn't he supposed to have made more efforts than everyone else?

Even Sanusi who's just an Emir, has somehow explored his connections and accessed Niger to meet the Junta. But Buhari is in Daura, strolling the streets with the DSS and his stupid looking slippers.

If dem born them well, make dem try am, they will all be killed too

We want a stable, peaceful, thriving Africa

WriterNig:

They are very desperate and jittery now. It's a bluff. They should just go away quietly instead of getting into bigger problems. Ecowas by now should have blacklisted and sanctioned the young man puppet they purportedly announced as PM . Check my signature for free stuffs!

Can’t borrow Nigeria 2 atomic bombs.

Nigeria has capabilities of detonating one in Niger and the other one within Nigeria’s territory.

They won't dare invade Niger, that may lead to Tinubu's ouster from Aso Rock by northern cabals through coup d'etat

He will definitely be killed , Tinubu is risking that man's life

ivolt:
Coward brainless thugs in uniform.
Kill him and throw the country into civil war.

Terrorist. Jihadist., Agabdo muncher.

His blood will be on ebola's head.👋

I strongly had that feeling this is what they will do if attacked.
It's pointless risking that man's life for the Democracy you want to restore to him.
What will be his gain when he's executed?

Nigeria should stay away from Niger's internal issues.

Those closest to the war front, and supply routes should keep us updated with troops movements. The pictures should be very clear and videos short and precise. >: thanks

interesting

War is very difficult to predict the end ..... the painful thing was that tinubu is their president which means Nigerian involve and when nigeria involve, my family involve

Ffe

ECOWAS should tread carefully..cause these guys are real military men who are ready to sacrifice their lives. They will go all extent to protect their mission.

Westerhoffe:
I strongly had that feeling this is what they will do if attacked.

Obviously
Military leaders don't hold back their word's

This is now a dance of death. God save the Africsn continent.