West African defence chiefs are currently assembled at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
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The meeting comes after the Economic Community of West African States issued a seven-day ultimatum to Niger Republic’s military junta to give over control to Muhammed Bazoum’s democratically elected government.
Speaking after the extraordinary session presided over by its Chairman, President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, said all Chiefs of Defence Staff of the member states would proceed for an emergency meeting to strategise on effective ways to implement a possible military operation to restore Muhammed Bazoum to office.