THE Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has ordered its standby force to invade and restore constitutional order in the troubled NIger Republic.
President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution on the Niger coup at its Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday.
ECOWAS also called on the African Union, AU, partner countries and institutions to support the resolution taken by the sub-regional body.
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It said all efforts made to dialogue with Niger Republic military junta were defiantly ignored and resisted by coup leaders as they condemned the continuous detention of embattled former President Mohamed Bazoum and his family members.
” We direct the committee of the Chief of Defence Staff to activate the ECOWAS standby force with all its elements immediately.” He declared.
He furthers the continued commitment to restoring constitutional order through peaceful means in Niger.
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