A video has emerged revealing that coupists in the Niger Republic have begun deploying soldiers near its border with neighbouring country, Benin, anticipating looming military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.
The news was made public by Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counterinsurgency specialist in Lake Chad.
Prior to the Niger junta’s seizure of power and suspension of the constitution, ECOWAS had warned to take probable military action.
ECOWAS directed its standby force to reinstate the Republic of Niger’s constitutional order last month.
Following its special meeting in Abuja, the ECOWAS issued an order regarding the coup in Niger.
However, the army of the regional group has not yet entered Niger.
On Monday, Makama shared a video on his social media site X showing Niger’s soldiers mobilising along the Beninese border in anticipation for an ECOWAS military intervention.
He wrote:
“Niger deploys Military to the Niger- Beninese Border amidst eminent Military intervention plans of ECOWAS.”
Video:
Niger 🇳🇪 deploys Military to the Niger- Beninese Border amidst eminent Military intervention plans of ECOWAS. pic.twitter.com/So4QlwQze7
— Zagazola (@ZagazOlaMakama) September 11, 2023
cc: Daily Post Ng
