A Nigerian soldier has taken to the social space to cry out about the possible intervention in the Niger Republic.
Ikejabird reported that the Niger-elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, was detained in a coup led by the Presidential Guard on Wednesday, and on Friday Niger’s putschists named an army general as the new leader.
Following this, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by President Bola Tinubu threatened the junta with forceful removal from power, Leadership reported.
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The decision of the president has left many Nigerian soldiers prepared for the possible forceful intervention as instructed by the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
One of the Nigerian soldiers captured the moment he and some of his colleagues dressed in their military uniforms as he urged Niger to tender mercy on them.
He added that there was no assurance that he was coming back alive as he pleaded that all mummies pray for them and asked them to take care of their unborn kids.
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Army General makes himself new leader of Niger Republic after coup
Meanwhile, Niger elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, was detained in a coup led by the Presidential Guard on Wednesday and on Friday Niger’s putschists named an army general as the new leader.
The former colonial ruler, France, expressed its disapproval of the coup, urging the plotters to respect the democratically-elected president and leave him in office.
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, emerged as the leader of the coup and declared himself the “president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland.”
