“It would thus appear that the leadership of ECOWAS is largely unpersuaded by overwhelming consensus amongst well-meaning stakeholders in Nigeria and across the sub-region who have cautioned against turning the situation in Niger Republic into full scale proxy war.
“We are also worried that likelihood of military invasion of Niger Republic could snowballed into springing internal displacements and refugee situations in neighbouring West African countries like Nigeria. In the event of war between ECOWAS forces and Nigerien military, the security challenge in West Africa would be heightened across borders, while poverty amongst the citizens in countries that share borders with Niger would be aggravated beyond proportion,” the statement read in part.
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