Due to threat by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWA to embark on military action against the Niger junta if it fails to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum as president, the Burkina Faso and Mali military governments had joined forces with Niger, saying any military action would result in war.
According
to report, chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress and former
Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said Nigeria would respond swiftly
if military forces from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali attacked Nigeria.
This is
coming amid fear of war as Nigerien soldiers took overpower from the civilian
president, Mohamed Bazoum, last week.
Reacting
to threats emerging from Niger, Fani-Kayode in a tweet on Friday said though he
does not want war, Nigeriens soldiers should not take Nigerians for granted.
He wrote,
“I do not want a war and I do not believe that we should initiate hostilities
by invading or deploying troops to Niger Republic unless it is absolutely
necessary.
However,
if Niger, Burkina Faso and/or Mali attack Nigeria or any of our ECOWAS allies
for any reason whatsoever, or if they deploy their forces on even one inch of
our soil, our response must be swift, shocking, deadly and devastating.
“We must
kick them out, occupy their Southern territories, take their capital, Niamey,
topple their military government, and re-establish democracy. If a puppy
nibbles at the toes of a lion, it must be taught the lesson of its life lest it
forget that it is nothing but a dog”.
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