President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been warned by Northern senators in the 10th National Assembly not to use military intervention to resolve the conflict in Niger.
This was revealed in a statement released on Friday by Sen. Suleiman Sumaila, the representative for the Northern Senators Forum.
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The group of senators encouraged the president to use diplomatic and political strategies to bring back democracy in Niger.
Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno would also be impacted by military intervention in Niger, according to NSF.
“Political and diplomatic efforts should, however, be prioritized in order to bring back a democratic administration in the Niger Republic.
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“We oppose the use of military force until all other options have been explored, as doing so will result in casualties among law-abiding civilians going about their daily lives. Additionally, around seven northern states—namely, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno—with a border with the Niger Republic will suffer.
The Niger military junta severed diplomatic ties with Nigeria, as furucinovel recalls, after the ECOWAS ambassador sent there to mediate peace failed to do so.
Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, was deposed by a military coup last month.
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The West African region is still experiencing increasing tension.
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