Nigers military leaders have warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to send troops to the Republic of Niger.
General Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known as Omar Tchiani, and the chief of Nigers Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself leader while the countrys elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been held by the military since the coup took place last week.
The military leaders in Niger warned against any military intervention in a statement read on Niger national television.
During the meeting, the regional body issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military junta in Niger to reinstate President Bazoum as democratically elected President or face a range of stiff sanctions.
It also tasked all Chiefs of Defense Staff of the member-states to proceed for an emergency meeting to strategise on effective ways to implement a possible military operation to restore constitutional order to the office.
ECOWAS, which recognised Bazoum as the legitimate President of the nation, threatened to impose land border closures and no-fly zone conditions on Niger Republic should the military coup masterminds fail to heed its ultimatum.
This was the resolution of the Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS, which was held yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
