Seven Northern States Bordering Niger Republic At Risk Of Missiles If War Begins – Bode George Warns President TinubuIn a letter he wrote to the President, George warned that seven Northern states – Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno – share a 1,608 kilometres long border with Niger Republic and could be “direct targets of bullets and missiles.”
He stated that Nigeria is already facing serious challenges and adding the Niger crisis to it might not augur well for his government. He recalled that Nigeria almost singularly “financed ECOMOG military operations and that was when our economy was better. Which economy are we going to use now to finance a full military operation in the Niger Republic, when Mali and Burkina Faso have threatened to take sides with the Niger Republic?”
“I am a retired General. So, I know that war is not easy. Please, don’t force Nigerians to engage in an endless war. “Also, some countries, such as Algeria, Libya, Chad, Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali share borders with the Niger Republic. Can we trust these countries to support us militarily and otherwise in case of a war with Niger Republic?
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