My encounter with Niger junta – Ansar-ud-Deen national missioner

I am not in a position to say that or apportion blame. Remember that I said our role as mediators is to bring about a peaceful resolution on the matter. This is not the time to apportion blame or appraise. Our main interest for now is how we bring Nigeriens and the coup plotters to the same negotiating table with ECOWAS. Nobody should go to the negotiating table with fixed positions or mindset. It is a matter of concessions.

I deliberately did not go into that. Wherever there is a coup in the world, people will bring reasons. Usually, most of the reasons they provided are corruption, mass suffering, etc. Now, whether that is justified or not justified is beyond our mandate because we are not to judge. The mandate that we have given ourselves is to ensure that both sides are brought to the table and work out the terms of settlement. The most important goal for us is to avert war.

It is concerning that anybody at all will be held in custody whether protective or punitive. Restricting anybody’s movement is enough reason for concern. But when we raised it, they debunked the claims that he was being held under inhuman conditions. They said he wasn’t imprisoned but under house arrest.

The ox that is beating the war drum will only feed on the carcass of the dead and the majority of the dead will be innocent people who are only seeking the existence of the sidelines. So, what has the war gained? Nothing. For those who are arms dealers who are trying to sell arms, as you can see it is already playing out and we will have another Ukraine if we are not careful and we don’t need it. Russia is already starting to flex muscle.

A video that went viral when the coup occurred showed Nigeriens eulogising Russia. Is that something that should be of concern to African leaders?

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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