By Muhammadu Sabiu
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria, has cautioned the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) against using military hostilities to resolve the Niger Republic’s leadership obstacle.
Following coups in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, President Mohamed Bazoum of the Niger Republic was deposed on July 26 by his own guard in the third putsch in the region in as many years.
After the coup in Niger, the regional economic bloc threatened military action.
Atiku criticised the strategy in a tweet on Thursday night, stating that deploying military techniques may make the situation worse.
He contends that the situation calls for diplomatic efforts, which implies that open lines of communication are essential.