The ECOWAS delegation has met with Niger’s detained President Bazoum and coup leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani, in the country’s capital, Niamey, on Saturday.
The group was led by former Nigeria’s military leader, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and ECOWAS commission President Omar Touray.
Coup leaders’ acceptance of the mission signals a potential willingness to negotiate after ECOWAS doubled down on its threat to use force as a last resort to restore democracy, saying an undisclosed “D-Day” had been agreed for possible military intervention.
The ECOWAS delegation during the previous visit was snubbed when the junta refused to receive them. (PRNigeria)
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