As part of the penalties from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the coup in the Niger Republic, Nigeria has reportedly stopped the power supply.
The BBC quotes sources saying that on Tuesday, Nigeria shut off electricity to the Niger Republic.
According to the study, power has been intermittent throughout Niger, with residents of Niamey, Maradi, and Zinder only receiving electricity for one hour at a time.
Niger’s electrical provider, Nigelec, told the BBC that Nigeria turned off power to its northern neighbor as a result of the blackouts.
Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been detained by the military since last week’s coup, when General Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known as Omar Tchiani, declared himself leader.
The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) had a meeting at the Abuja Defense Headquarters (DHQ) on August 2, 2023.
Niger Republic, a country that shares a border with Nigeria, recently experienced a coup d’etat, and it’s possible that this conference was somehow related to this event.
Before expressing gratitude to various states and partners for their stance and unity, ECOWAS leaders had denounced the proclamation of support by foreign governments and foreign corporate military contractors.
In his role as Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presided over a summit at which it was agreed that a special envoy would be appointed and despatched to deliver the authority’s demands.
The summit declared immediate sanctions on Niger in response to the coup, including the closure of land and air borders, the establishment of a no-fly zone over Niger, and the suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS Member States and Niger.
In addition, ECOWAS Central Bank will freeze the Republic of Niger’s assets as well as those of Niger state firms and parastatals held in commercial banks.
All ECOWAS financial aid to Niger would be halted, as will all financial transactions with the country.
The coup plotters’ families and civilians who accept participation in any institution or government established by the plotters were also subjected to travel bans and asset restrictions.
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