Tension As Niger Military Deploys Forces At Beninese Border Against ECOWAS Invasion 1 min read
Politics Nigeria reports that a video posted on social media by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, shows a convoy of military vehicles moving along the border.
The people in the video are seen hailing the soldiers.
Makama said the deployment was in anticipation of a possible military intervention by ECOWAS.
The regional bloc has threatened to use force to remove the junta that seized power in Niger on July 26 and suspended the constitution.
ECOWAS has not yet given a timeline for its intervention.