Niger: If Tinubu insists on pushing forward, Nigeria’s internal security will be dissolved, and the inevitable military coup may happen in Abuja — Report
Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has asked President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with the Niamey politely rather than using force.
Hundeyin, in a tweet on Sunday night, said Nigeria need to stop trying to flex muscles it don’t have to prove a nonexistent point about an “ECOWAS” where member states still close borders against each other.
He further suggested that the best approach to handling this situation is to talk to the regime in Niamey politely.
He wrote: “Niger is almost the same geographical size as Nigeria. It has a largely unpoliced border with Libya, which is still in near-total chaos and crawling with every armed non-state actor under the sun.”
“In other words, Niger is basically Nigeria’s only semi-reliable buffer against the Infinity Wars of the North Sahara. If Niger is destabilised in any way, Nigeria is toast. There has been a coup that has been well received by the citizens. The country is still relatively stable.”
Niger Military junta “Nigeria needs to take that win and shut up. We need to stop trying to flex muscles. We don’t have to prove a nonexistent point about an “ECOWAS” where member states still close borders against each other.” “Talk to that regime in Niamey politely.
They have us by the balls, and we are NOT in a bargaining position. If we insist on pushing forward with this fool’s errand, none of the people currently in the Drug Pusher’s ear will be there to rescue him when Nigeria’s internal security dissolves and the inevitable military coup happens in Abuja.”
