We are prepared to attack Niger as an ECOWAS Military

ECOWAS soldiers have stated that they are prepared to join a force that is on standby in case the Republic of Niger has to be intervened in.

President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by coupists, and ECOWAS gave the military a seven-day deadline to return him to office or face penalties, including potential military intervention.

At a meeting on Thursday in Ghana's capital, Accra, the defense chiefs reportedly stated that they were prepared to restore the democratic order in Niger.

According to a previous report from Vanguard, the ECOWAS defense chiefs' conference in Ghana got underway on Thursday.

Leading army officers met in Accra on Thursday and Friday in the wake of recent bloodshed in Niger, where terrorists are believed to have killed at least 17 troops in an ambush, according to the defense ministry.

The military suffered its worst casualties since the July 26 revolution, when the presidential guard overthrew Bazoum and imprisoned him and his family, by injuring twenty additional troops, six of whom were critically injured.

For more than ten years, jihadist insurgencies have plagued Africa's Sahel area. They first appeared in northern Mali in 2012 before moving to nearby Niger and Burkina Faso in 2015.

Thousands of soldiers, police officers, and civilians have died as a result of the turmoil in the area, and millions of people have been forced to leave their homes.

Since 2020, Mali and Burkina Faso have seen military coups driven by rage at the killings, with Niger being the most recent.

Analysts claim that any ECOWAS action against the coup leaders in Niger would be politically and militarily dangerous, and the group has stated that a diplomatic resolution is preferred.