The Economic Community of West African States has imposed new sanctions in response to the Niger Republic coup.
The regional bloc had already given the Niger junta seven days to reinstall President Mohamed Bazoum or face penalties, including military intervention.
However, the coupists called ECOWAS’s bluff and promised to reject any foreign interference on its territory.
It also severed connections with Nigeria, Togo, France, and the United States, as well as closing Nigerien airspace indefinitely.
At the end of the ultimatum, the bloc scheduled a meeting for Thursday to review the situation in the West African nation.
Addressing State House correspondents on Tuesday, Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said more sanctions had been imposed on the individuals and entities relating with the military junta in the Niger Republic.
Although he did not go into details, he said this was carried out through the Central Bank of Nigeria.