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The “immediate release and reinstatement” of Mohamed Bazoum, the elected president of Niger, who has been detained by the military since Wednesday, has been sought by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
In addition to stopping energy transfers, ECOWAS declared the “suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS member states and Niger”.
It declared that it was implementing a “travel ban and asset freeze for the military officials involved in the coup attempt” as well as freezing Niger’s assets in ECOWAS central and commercial banks.
“In the event the authorities’ demands are not met within one week (ECOWAS) will take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. Such measures may include the use of force. For this effect, the chiefs of defence staff of ECOWAS are to meet immediately,” the bloc said in a statement after its summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday.
“The same applies to their family members and the civilians who accept to participate in any institutions or government established by these military officials,” said the statement, which was read out at the end of the crisis meeting by Nigerian president and ECOWAS chairman Bola Tinubu.
Read the full statement below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
