According to Nigelec, the energy provider in Niger, the government of Nigeria has turned off supply to the neighboring nation, causing blackouts in important cities.
This was revealed by the electrical company in an interview with the BBC following power outages in the belligerent nation.
The country’s borders were shut, the constitution was dissolved, and all institutions were suspended.
Following an emergency meeting on Sunday presided over by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to impose a number of penalties on the military junta that overthrew the democratically elected government in Niger.All service transactions, including those involving the purchase of energy and agreements with all financial institutions, were frozen as part of the regional body’s sanctions.
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The leaders of West Africa warned the military junta in Niger a week to resign or face potential military repercussions.
Asserting that ECOWAS would not tolerate any anti-democratic actions, Tinubu vehemently denounced the coup.
Additionally, he gave the assurance that the union would make every effort to bring peace back to Niger and the wider region.
Three West African countries, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, supported the coup leaders in Niger on Tuesday, endangering regional stability in the process.
ECOWAS was advised not to intervene in Niger by the ruling military juntas, who asserted that doing so would be equivalent to a “declaration of war” against them as well.
After power outages hit the belligerent nation, the utility company revealed this in an interview with the BBC.President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger was overthrown by soldiers in a coup last week, which was revealed on national television.The military junta shut down the country’s borders, abrogated the constitution, and suspended all institutions.AdvertisementThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to impose a number of penalties on the military junta that overthrew the democratically elected government in Niger on Sunday during an emergency meeting that was presided over by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu.Freezing all service transactions, including those involving energy and all money activities, was one of the regional body’s sanctions.The West African leaders granted the military junta in Niger a week to respond.
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