Niger Coup: West African Military Chiefs Meet In Abuja

West African countries’ military Chiefs have arrived in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, for an emergency meeting over the recent military juntas in the Republic of Niger.

Naija News understands that the meeting is currently being held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.

While some of the military chiefs have settled down for the meeting, journalists observed that the seats allocated to Mali, Guinea Bissau, Niger, and Burkina Faso are currently vacant.

The military chiefs who are currently on the ground include Togo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, Cote’Divoire, Cape Verde and the Republic of Benin, Daily Trust noted.

The meeting is being chaired by the chairman of ECOWAS military chief, Gen. Christopher Musa.

Recall that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had on Sunday given Niger coupists a one-week ultimatum to restore democratic order in the country or risk military action.